The Aguero Sisters - Hardcover

Garcia, Cristina

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679450904 ISBN 13: 9780679450900

Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1997

Synopsis

Garcia, Cristina. The Aguero Sisters. [Signed] First edition. New York, Knopf, 1997. 22cm. 299 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector's mylar. Excellent condition signed first edition with only very minor signs of external wear. When Cristina García's first novel, Dreaming in Cuban, was published in 1992, The New York Times called the author a magical new writer...completely original. The book was nominated for a National Book Award, and reviewers everywhere praised it for the richness of its prose, the vivid drama of the narrative, and the dazzling illumination it brought to bear on the intricacies of family life in general and the Cuban American family in particular. Now, with The Agüero Sisters, García gives us her widely anticipated new novel. Large, vibrant, resonant with image and emotion, it tells a mesmerizing story about the power of family myth to mask, transform, and, finally, reveal the truth. (Amazon)

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Product Description

The author of Dreaming in Cuban explores the complexities of Cuban-American family life in the story of two middle-aged Cuban sisters--one living in Havana, one in New York City--who have been estranged for more than thirty years. 50,000 first printing. Tour.

Review

"Excerpts from reviews of Cristina Garcia's "The Aguero Sisters "An extraordinary new novel does justice to the Cuba of history as well as the Cuba of imagination....Garcia has crafted a beautifully rounded work of art, as warm and wry and sensuous as the island she so clearly loves." --"Time "In 1992, Cristina Garcia's "Dreaming in Cuban announced the presence of a new star in the American literary firmament.... Garcia's remarkable second novel, "The Aguero Sisters, is even better, a deeper, more profound plunge into the mysteries of loyalty, love and identity (national, familial and otherwise)....Cristina Garcia again proves herself a gifted chronicler of exile's promise and peril." --"Newsday "Five years after her debut, the former journalist has made good on her early promise with a superb second novel, "The Aguero Sisters....With sensual prose and a plot that captures the angst of the Cuban diaspora...Garcia seductively draws us in and refuses to let go." --"Newsweek "The conventions of magic realism can either amplify the story and give it resonance or fragment the narrative, draining it of clarity. Garcia's beautifully written second novel...seems to embody both extremes....Her prose is lush and rhythmic, so that the novel has an almost feverish air." --"Booklist "A bold and very richly detailed portrait...Fluid, graceful, and extremely rewarding: a work of high seriousness and rich detail." --"Kirkus Reviews "Cristina Garcia neatly sidesteps the curse of the much-feted first novel...with the assured "The Aguero Sisters, a vibrant tale of a repressed Manhattan cosmeticssaleswomen and her sexy, Havana-based sister that blends family, culture, and Garcia's shapely prose into a rich, velvety world one is loath to leave." --"Elle "This is no paint-by-numbers allegory. Garcia's characters are three-dimensional and her novel is filled with rich and compelling detail." --"San Francisco Chronicle "From the Trade Paperback edition.

About this edition

• Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0679450904
• ISBN 13: 9780679450900
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 299