Una Sencilla Melodia Habanera : Una Novela / A Simple Habana Melody - Brossura

Hijuelos, Oscar; Badue, Jose Lucas

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ISBN 10: 0060543531 ISBN 13: 9780060543532

Casa editrice: Rayo, 2003

Riassunto

Returning to Habana after years in Nazi-occupied Europe where he was tormented by people who believed him to be Jewish, Cuban composer Israel Levis remembers his love for singer Rita Valladares, for whom he wrote a song that has become the most famous rumba in the world. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love.

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Recensione:

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

L'autore:

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 nació 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 Melodķa Habanera). Vive en Nueva York.

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• Editore: Rayo
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0060543531
• ISBN 13: 9780060543532
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 354