Pig's Foot (Signed/Dated)

Carlos Acosta; Frank Wynne [Translator]

ISBN 10: 1408833700 / ISBN 13: 9781408833704

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013

About this Item

Signed by Author(s) A near fine book in a near fine DW, this is a 4th impression/ first edition of the Cuban ballet dancers first novel. This is a novel set in his homeland Cuba. It is translated from the Spanish by Frank Wynne. Signed and dated by the author. Signed and dated, Carlos Acosta '14.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pig's Foot (Signed/Dated)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1408833700
• ISBN 13: 9781408833704
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed

About this title

Synopsis

Oscar Mandinga, great-grandchild of the founders of a small hamlet of wooden shacks and red earth deep in the Cuban hinterland, is a sardonic teller of tales - some taller than others - of slavery, revolution, family secrets, love and identity, spanning four generations.

One day Oscar Mandinga wakes to find himself utterly alone in the world. As the sole descendant of his family line he is not sure what to do or where he should go, but in the midst of this uncertainty, he holds fast to what his grandfather always told him: 'No man knows who he is until he knows his past, the history of his country.'

As Oscar sets out to find his ancestral village of Pata de Puerco and the meaning of the magical pig's-foot amulet he has inherited, the search for his country's hidden history becomes entangled with his search for the truth about himself.

Ambitious in scope, yet intimate in tone, rippling with vitality and driven by passion, full of dark comedy, magical history and startling revelations, Pig's Foot is a dazzling evocation of Cuba's tumultuous history. It is a spellbinding accomplishment.

About the Authors

About Carlos Acosta: From humble origins in Havana, Acosta's soaring athleticism and emotional magnetism has transformed him into a global star. Since graduating from the National Ballet School of Cuba he has graced all the world's major dance stages; Paris Opera House, the American Ballet Theatre, the Bolshoi Ballet - reaching his peak in 2011 when he, with Tamara Rojo, danced in Romeo and Juliet before 14,000 people at London's O2 Arena.

Frank Wynne is a writer and award-winning literary translator. Born in Ireland he has lived and worked in Dublin, Paris, Amsterdam, London, Buenos Aires and currently lives in San José, Costa Rica. He has translated more than a dozen major novels, among them the works of Michel Houellebecq, Frédéric Beigbeder, Pierre Mérot and the Ivorian novelist Ahmadou Kourouma. A journalist and broadcaster, he has written for the Sunday Times, the Independent, the Irish Times, Melody Maker, and Time Out.