Loving Che - Softcover

Menendez, Ana

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802141749 ISBN 13: 9780802141743

Publisher: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press, 2004

Synopsis

As a young Cuban woman reconstructs the life of her mother, she learns the woman engaged in a youthful affair with the dashing, charismatic rebel Ch Guvara in 1960s Havana and bore his child. "Loving Ch" is a brilliant, erotic fantasy that glimpses into the private life of a mythic public figure.

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Review:

'A refreshingly different take on a subject and country about which few people are neutral' -- City Life, Manchester

'Inventive and hypnotic ... a tart fable about history and identity that is equal parts detective story, travelogue and fever dream.' -- Los Angeles Times

'Menendez works to capture the spirit of revolution and unrest in Havana in the late 50s and 60s.' -- Vanity Fair

'Menendez's book is clever, and well-constructed ... the descriptions of 1950s Cuba rich and resonant' -- Financial Times

'Poised and elegant ... breathtakingly convincing ... Menendez's powerful novel is a significant achievement, brimming with insight and revelation' -- Irish Tatler

'This a moving novel from a writer to watch’ -- Publishers Weekly

‘Captures the electrifying, all-consuming power of erotic love... a work that expands the talented Menéndez’s fictional terrain’ -- Michiko Kakutani, New York Times

‘Poised and elegant ... breathtakingly convincing ... Menéndez’s powerful novel is a significant achievement, brimming with insight and revelation’ -- Irish Tatler

‘Rich and resonant. She spins out her layered enigmas with skill, giving her readers food for thought' -- Financial Times

‘[A] tale of desire and political upheaval... powerfully told’ -- Guardian

Book Description:

An immensely seductive story of a woman's affair with Che Guevara.

About this edition

• Publisher: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0802141749
• ISBN 13: 9780802141743
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 229