Telex desde Cuba / Telex from Cuba - Softcover

Kushner, Rachel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8492663391 ISBN 13: 9788492663392

Publisher: Libros Del Asteroide, 2012

Synopsis

Through the characters and their intertwined stories, this novel offers a glimpse into a crucial period of contemporary history that marked the end of an era. The Cuban economy of the 1950s is dictated by the United States, and Cuba's dominant class, made up of American executives and their families living in the Oriente province, leads an almost colonial lifestyle. Everly Lederer and K.C. Stites are two children who have been raised in this small paradise and who can't even begin to suspect the rest of the island's reality. In the mountains, a group led by Fidel Castro begins to organize itself and start the revolution that will conclude with the fall of dictator Batista and the expulsion of Americans from Cuba. In Havana, the French arms dealer La Maziere flirts with a cabaret dancer who will facilitate his access to Cuba's rich and powerful. This novel is full ofsharp observationson human nature and colonialist bias, whichprovide a deep understanding of the revolution s causes."A traves de los personajes y sus historias entrecruzadas, esta novela ofrece una vision de un periodo crucial de la historia contemporanea que certifico el fin de una epoca. En los anos cincuenta la economia cubana esta dictada por losEstados Unidos, y la clase dominante de la isla, formada por directivos estadounidenses y sus familias viviendo en la provincia de Oriente, lleva un estilo de vida casi colonial. Everly Lederer y K.C. Stites son dos ninos que se han criado en ese pequeno paraisodesde el que apenas atisban la situacion real de la isla. En las montanas, un grupoencabezado por Fidel Castro comienza a organizarse y a poner en marcha una revolucion que terminara con la caida del dictador Batista y la expulsion de los norteamericanos de Cuba. En La Habana, eltraficante de armamento frances La Mazierecoquetea con una bailarina de cabaret que le facilitara el acceso a los cubanos mas poderosos. Esta novela esta llena de observaciones agudas sobre la naturaleza humana y el prejuicio colonial, las cuales proveen un entendimiento profundo sobre las causas de la revolucion.""

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Review:

"Multilayered and absorbing. . . . Kushner has fashioned a story that will linger like a whiff of decadent Colony perfume." --"New York Times", on the English-language edition

"A fluid, eye-opening symphony of a book." --"Seattle Times", on the English-language edition

"Multilayered and absorbing. . . .Kushner has fashioned a story that will linger like a whiff of decadent Colony perfume." "New York Times," on the English-language edition"

"A pure treat from the cover to the very last page." "Washington Post," on the English-language edition"

"A riveting drama. Given the recent Cuba headlines, Kushner's tale, passionately told and intensively researched, couldn't have come at a more opportune time." "Publishers Weekly," on the English-language edition"

"A fluid, eye-opening symphony of a book." "Seattle Times," on the English-language edition"

About the Author:

Rachel Kushner is an essayist and author. She is currently the editor of the literary magazine "Soft Targets." She lives in Los Angeles.""Gabriela Bustelois anovelist and translator of English literature, essays, and films. She has published three novels, frequently contributes to Spanish and Latin American media, and has translated works byRudyard Kipling, Oscar Wilde, Edgar Allan Poe, and Mark Twain."

About this edition

• Publisher: Libros Del Asteroide
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 8492663391
• ISBN 13: 9788492663392
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 415