A Simple Habana Melody: A Novel - Softcover

Hijuelos, Oscar

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060928697 ISBN 13: 9780060928698

Publisher: Perennial, 2003

Synopsis

It is 1947, and Israel Levis, a Cuban composer whose life had once been a dream of music, love, and sadness, returns to Cuba after being mistakenly imprisoned during the Nazi occupation of France.

When Levis arrives back in Habana, his mind returns to an unrequited romance with the alluring Rita Valladares, a singer for whom Levis had written his most famous song, "Rosas Puras." This 1928 composition became the most famous rumba in the world and changed American and European tastes in music and dance forever.

A love story--of art, family, and country--A Simple Habana Melody is a virtuoso performance from one of our most important writers.

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Review:

?Pulitzer-winner Hijuelos is at his massively engaging best. A masterpiece of history, music, wonder, and sorrow . Riveting.?Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)

"Pulitzer-winner Hijuelos is at his massively engaging best. A masterpiece of history, music, wonder, and sorrow . Riveting."--Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)

Pulitzer-winner Hijuelos is at his massively engaging best. A masterpiece of history, music, wonder, and sorrow . Riveting. --Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)"

About the Author:

Oscar Hijuelos was born of Cuban parentage in New York City in 1951. He is a recipient of the Rome Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation, among others. His five previous novels have been translated into twenty-five languages.

Oscar Hijuelos nacio de padres cubanos en Nueva York en 1951. Sus otras novelas incluyen Mr. Ives' Christmas, The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien, Our House in the Last World y A Simple Havana Melody (Una Sencilla Melodia Habanera). Vive en Nueva York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Perennial
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0060928697
• ISBN 13: 9780060928698
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 342