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Paperback. Condition: New. Sex, lies, and scientific history collide in 1993 Havana.It was as if we'd reached the minimum critical point of a mathematical curve. Imagine a parabola. Zero point down, at the bottom of an abyss. That's how low we sank.The year is 1993. Cuba is at the height of the Special Period, a widespread economic crisis following the collapse of the Soviet bloc.For Julia, a mathematics lecturer who hates teaching, this is Year Zero: the lowest possible point. But a way out appears: the search for a missing document that will prove the telephone was invented in Havana, secure her reputation, and give Cuba a purpose once more. What begins as an investigation into scientific history becomes a tangle of sex, friendship, family legacies, and the intricacies of how people find ways to survive in a country at its lowest ebb.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. Sex, lies, and scientific history collide in 1993 Havana.It was as if we'd reached the minimum critical point of a mathematical curve. Imagine a parabola. Zero point down, at the bottom of an abyss. That's how low we sank.The year is 1993. Cuba is at the height of the Special Period, a widespread economic crisis following the collapse of the Soviet bloc.For Julia, a mathematics lecturer who hates teaching, this is Year Zero: the lowest possible point. But a way out appears: the search for a missing document that will prove the telephone was invented in Havana, secure her reputation, and give Cuba a purpose once more. What begins as an investigation into scientific history becomes a tangle of sex, friendship, family legacies, and the intricacies of how people find ways to survive in a country at its lowest ebb.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Sexo, mentiras e historia cientifica convergen en La Habana en el ano 1993."Era como si hubieramos alcanzado el punto critico minimo de una curva matematica. Tiene presente una parabola? El cero de abajo, el hueco, el abismo. Hasta ahi llegamos."Corre el ano 1993. Cuba esta en lo mas algido del Periodo Especial, un profunda crisis economica tras el colapso del bloque sovietico.Para Julia, una profesora de matematica que detesta ensenar, La Habana esta en su ano cero: el punto mas bajo, camino a ninguna parte. Desesperada por tomar las riendas de su vida, Julia se une a Euclides, su colega y ex amante, para emprender la busqueda del documento que compruebe que el telefono fue inventado por Antonio Meucci, en La Habana. Creen que esta es la respuesta para proteger su reputacion y darle a Cuba un nuevo proposito.A partir de este punto cero, Julia da inicio a una investigacion que la acercara a dos hombres que prometen guiarla hasta el documento, y que la vera involucrada en un enredado misterio de pasion, legados familiares y las complejidades de como la gente encuentra maneras de sobrevivir en un pais que vive la mas terrible de sus crisis. "It was as if wed reached the minimum critical point of a mathematical curve. Imagine a parabola. Zero point down, at the bottom of an abyss. Thats how low we sank."The year is 1993. Cuba is at the height of the Special Period, a widespread economic crisis following the collapse of the Soviet bloc.For Julia, a mathematics lecturer who hates teaching, Havana is at Year Zero: the lowest possible point, going nowhere. Desperate to seize control of her life, Julia teams up with her colleague and former lover, Euclid, to seek out a document that proves the telephone was invented by Antonio Meucci in Havana, convinced it is the answer to secure their reputations and give Cuba a purpose once more.From this point zero, Julia sets out on an investigation to befriend two men who could help lead to the documents whereabouts, and must pick apart a tangled mystery of sex, family legacies and the intricacies of how people find ways to survive in a country at its lowest ebb.Sex, lies, and scientific history collide in 1993 Havana.It was as if wed reached the minimum critical point of a mathematical curve. Imagine a parabola. Zero point down, at the bottom of an abyss. Thats how low we sank.The year is 1993. Cuba is at the height of the Special Period, a widespread economic crisis following the collapse of the Soviet bloc.For Julia, a mathematics lecturer who hates teaching, this is Year Zero: the lowest possible point. But a way out appears: the search for a missing document that will prove the telephone was invented in Havana, secure her reputation, and give Cuba a purpose once more. What begins as an investigation into scientific history becomes a tangle of sex, friendship, family legacies, and the intricacies of how people find ways to survive in a country at its lowest ebb. Sexo, mentiras e historia cientifica convergen en La Habana en el ano 1993. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: New. Sexo, mentiras e historia científica convergen en La Habana en el año 1993."Era como si hubiéramos alcanzado el punto crítico mínimo de una curva matemática. ¿Tiene presente una parábola? El cero de abajo, el hueco, el abismo. Hasta ahí llegamos."Corre el año 1993. Cuba está en lo más álgido del Período Especial, un profunda crisis económica tras el colapso del bloque soviético.Para Julia, una profesora de matemática que detesta enseñar, La Habana está en su año cero: el punto más bajo, camino a ninguna parte. Desesperada por tomar las riendas de su vida, Julia se une a Euclides, su colega y ex amante, para emprender la búsqueda del documento que compruebe que el teléfono fue inventado por Antonio Meucci, en La Habana. Creen que esta es la respuesta para proteger su reputación y darle a Cuba un nuevo propósito.A partir de este punto cero, Julia da inicio a una investigación que la acercará a dos hombres que prometen guiarla hasta el documento, y que la verá involucrada en un enredado misterio de pasión, legados familiares y las complejidades de cómo la gente encuentra maneras de sobrevivir en un país que vive la más terrible de sus crisis. "It was as if we'd reached the minimum critical point of a mathematical curve. Imagine a parabola. Zero point down, at the bottom of an abyss. That's how low we sank."The year is 1993. Cuba is at the height of the Special Period, a widespread economic crisis following the collapse of the Soviet bloc.For Julia, a mathematics lecturer who hates teaching, Havana is at Year Zero: the lowest possible point, going nowhere. Desperate to seize control of her life, Julia teams up with her colleague and former lover, Euclid, to seek out a document that proves the telephone was invented by Antonio Meucci in Havana, convinced it is the answer to secure their reputations and give Cuba a purpose once more.From this point zero, Julia sets out on an investigation to befriend two men who could help lead to the document's whereabouts, and must pick apart a tangled mystery of sex, family legacies and the intricacies of how people find ways to survive in a country at its lowest ebb.Sex, lies, and scientific history collide in 1993 Havana.It was as if we'd reached the minimum critical point of a mathematical curve. Imagine a parabola. Zero point down, at the bottom of an abyss. That's how low we sank.The year is 1993. Cuba is at the height of the Special Period, a widespread economic crisis following the collapse of the Soviet bloc.For Julia, a mathematics lecturer who hates teaching, this is Year Zero: the lowest possible point. But a way out appears: the search for a missing document that will prove the telephone was invented in Havana, secure her reputation, and give Cuba a purpose once more. What begins as an investigation into scientific history becomes a tangle of sex, friendship, family legacies, and the intricacies of how people find ways to survive in a country at its lowest ebb.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Sex, lies, and scientific history collide in 1993 Havana.It was as if wed reached the minimum critical point of a mathematical curve. Imagine a parabola. Zero point down, at the bottom of an abyss. Thats how low we sank.The year is 1993. Cuba is at the height of the Special Period, a widespread economic crisis following the collapse of the Soviet bloc.For Julia, a mathematics lecturer who hates teaching, this is Year Zero: the lowest possible point. But a way out appears: the search for a missing document that will prove the telephone was invented in Havana, secure her reputation, and give Cuba a purpose once more. What begins as an investigation into scientific history becomes a tangle of sex, friendship, family legacies, and the intricacies of how people find ways to survive in a country at its lowest ebb. With Cuba's economic Special Period as a backdrop, Julia sets out on an investigation to befriend two men who could help lead to the documents whereabouts, and must pick apart a tangled mystery of sex, family legacies and the intricacies of how people find ways to survive in a country at its lowest ebb. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. En Objetos perdidos, Karla Suarez convierte la historia de Giselle en una apasionante busqueda del lugar que ocupa una mujer en nuestro tiempo, asi como de la capacidad creativa y destructiva que esconden las pasiones.Giselle lo ha sacrificado todo por un sueno: ser bailarina. Un sueno que parece escaparsele. Una agria discusion con su novio y el robo de su bolso, en el que junto con su documentacion y telefono desaparecen tambien objetos que tienen un gran valor sentimental para ella, la dejan sola y perdida en la ciudad de Barcelona, lejos de su Cuba natal. Su unica esperanza para salir de esa situacion es dar con un amigo cubano del que solo sabe que vive en algun lugar cercano a la Sagrada Familia. Durante tres dias, Giselle duerme en la calle y vaga por los alrededores de la basilica buscando el modo de recuperar su vida, mientras reconstruye su propia historia familiar y hace balance del precio que ha debido pagar por ese sueno huidizo.ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONIn Objetos perdidos (Lost and Found), Karla Suarez turns Giselle's story into an exciting search for the place that a woman occupies in our time, as well as for the creative and destructive capacity hidden by passions.Giselle has sacrificed everything for a dream: to be a dancer. A dream that seems to escape him. A bitter argument with her boyfriend and the theft of her purse, in which along with her documentation and phone also disappear objects that have a great sentimental value for her, leave her alone and lost in the city of Barcelona, far from her native Cuba. His only hope to get out of that situation is to find a Cuban friend who he only knows lives somewhere near the Sagrada Familia. For three days, Giselle sleeps on the street and wanders around the basilica looking for a way to get her life back, while she reconstructs her own family history and takes stock of the price she has had to pay for that elusive dream. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

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Paperback. Condition: New. Sexo, mentiras e historia científica convergen en La Habana en el año 1993."Era como si hubiéramos alcanzado el punto crítico mínimo de una curva matemática. ¿Tiene presente una parábola? El cero de abajo, el hueco, el abismo. Hasta ahí llegamos."Corre el año 1993. Cuba está en lo más álgido del Período Especial, un profunda crisis económica tras el colapso del bloque soviético.Para Julia, una profesora de matemática que detesta enseñar, La Habana está en su año cero: el punto más bajo, camino a ninguna parte. Desesperada por tomar las riendas de su vida, Julia se une a Euclides, su colega y ex amante, para emprender la búsqueda del documento que compruebe que el teléfono fue inventado por Antonio Meucci, en La Habana. Creen que esta es la respuesta para proteger su reputación y darle a Cuba un nuevo propósito.A partir de este punto cero, Julia da inicio a una investigación que la acercará a dos hombres que prometen guiarla hasta el documento, y que la verá involucrada en un enredado misterio de pasión, legados familiares y las complejidades de cómo la gente encuentra maneras de sobrevivir en un país que vive la más terrible de sus crisis. "It was as if we'd reached the minimum critical point of a mathematical curve. Imagine a parabola. Zero point down, at the bottom of an abyss. That's how low we sank."The year is 1993. Cuba is at the height of the Special Period, a widespread economic crisis following the collapse of the Soviet bloc.For Julia, a mathematics lecturer who hates teaching, Havana is at Year Zero: the lowest possible point, going nowhere. Desperate to seize control of her life, Julia teams up with her colleague and former lover, Euclid, to seek out a document that proves the telephone was invented by Antonio Meucci in Havana, convinced it is the answer to secure their reputations and give Cuba a purpose once more.From this point zero, Julia sets out on an investigation to befriend two men who could help lead to the document's whereabouts, and must pick apart a tangled mystery of sex, family legacies and the intricacies of how people find ways to survive in a country at its lowest ebb.Sex, lies, and scientific history collide in 1993 Havana.It was as if we'd reached the minimum critical point of a mathematical curve. Imagine a parabola. Zero point down, at the bottom of an abyss. That's how low we sank.The year is 1993. Cuba is at the height of the Special Period, a widespread economic crisis following the collapse of the Soviet bloc.For Julia, a mathematics lecturer who hates teaching, this is Year Zero: the lowest possible point. But a way out appears: the search for a missing document that will prove the telephone was invented in Havana, secure her reputation, and give Cuba a purpose once more. What begins as an investigation into scientific history becomes a tangle of sex, friendship, family legacies, and the intricacies of how people find ways to survive in a country at its lowest ebb.…

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Condition: Very Good. : Silencios es una novela de la escritora cubana Karla Suárez, publicada en 2002 por RBA. La historia narra el tránsito de la juventud a la madurez de una joven cubana en los años setenta. A través de una prosa delicada y evocadora, Suárez explora temas como la identidad, la memoria y el peso del silencio en las relaciones humanas. La novela fue galardonada con el V Premio Lengua de Trapo de Narrativa en 1999. EAN: 9788447323241 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción Título: Silencios Autor: Karla Suárez Idioma: es-ES Páginas: 173 Formato: tapa dura Año de publicación: 2002.…