Havana Blue

Havana Blue
Author: Leonardo Padura
Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2007-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1904738869

A scorching novel from a star of Cuban fiction. The third in the Havana Quartet series.

Havana Black

Havana Black
Author: Leonardo Padura
Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2006-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1904738877

Scorching novel from a star of Cuban fiction. Second Conde mystery set in languid Havana.

Little Havana Blues

Little Havana Blues
Author: Delia Poey
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
Total Pages: 452
Release: 1996-01-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781611922073

Little Havana Blues is a medley of voicesÑnarrators, essayists and poetsÑthat have come to forge a literary identity within the United States since their parents left Cuba to go into exile. However, this first comprehensive anthology of Cuban-American literature is not a symphony of the exile or immigrant generation and its letters. Instead, these writers are staking their claim on part of the American mosaic, with Pulitzer Prices and other awards in hand. But in their Americanization they are not rejecting their heritage or their Hispanic culture; rather they are Cubanizing, tropicalizing, expanding the realm of American culture and letters. Their vision is inclusive; their sources go deep into Anglo- and Hispano-European tradition and as deeply into Afro-Caribbean and mestizo culture, not to mention their love affair with popular culture and its icons. Included in Little Havana Blues are writers both established and burgeoning onto the literary scene: Pulitzer Prize winter Oscar Hijuelos, Rafael Compo, Gustavo PŽrez Firmat, Margarita Engle, Roberto Fern‡ndez, Dolores Prida, Jose Yglesias and many others. Accompanying the selections are an introduction and bibliography by the editors.

The Book of Havana

The Book of Havana
Author: Daniel Chavarria
Publisher: Comma Press
Total Pages: 133
Release: 2018-06-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1912697041

When a history teacher decides to throw out an old, threadbare Cuban flag, he doesn’t plan for the air of suspicion that quickly descends on him… A woman’s attempt to register ownership of her family home draws her into a bureaucratic labyrinth that requires a grasp of higher mathematics to fully comprehend… On the day of their graduation, a group of students spend the night drinking around the ‘Fountain of Youth’, ironically celebrating the bright future that doesn’t await them… The stories gathered in this anthology reflect the many complex challenges Havana’s citizens have had to endure as a result of their country’s political isolation – from the hardships of the ‘Special Period’, to the pitfalls of Cuba’s schizophrenic currency system, to the indignities of becoming a cheap tourist destination for well-heeled Westerners. Moving through various moments in its recent history, as well as through different neighbourhoods – from the prefab, Soviet-era maze of Alamar, to the bars and nightclubs of the Malecón and Vedado – these stories also demonstrate the defiance of Havana: surviving decades of economic disappointment with a flair for the comic, the surreal and the fantastical that remains as fresh as the first dreams of revolution. Translated from the Spanish by Orsola Casagrande and Séamas Carraher.

All the Way to Havana

All the Way to Havana
Author: Margarita Engle
Publisher: Henry Holt Books For Young Readers
Total Pages: 45
Release: 2017-08-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1627796428

Showcasing the colorful buildings and iconic classic cars of Havana, this verse picture book follows a Cuban boy and his family on their road trip into the city.

Havana Real

Havana Real
Author: Yoani Sanchez
Publisher: Melville House
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2011-04-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 1935554913

She's been kidnapped and beaten, lives under surveillance, and can only get online—in disguise—at tourist hotspots. She's a blogger, she's a Cuban, and she's a worldwide sensation. Yoani Sánchez is an unusual dissident: no street protests, no attacks on big politicos, no calls for revolution. Rather, she produces a simple diary about what it means to live under the Castro regime: the chronic hunger and the difficulty of shopping; the art of repairing ancient appliances; and the struggles of living under a propaganda machine that pushes deep into public and private life. For these simple acts of truth-telling her life is one of constant threat. But she continues on, refusing to be silenced—a living response to all who have ceased to believe in a future for Cuba.

Havana Red

Havana Red
Author: Leonardo Padura
Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2005
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1904738095

A young transvestite found strangled in a Havana park. The stifling death of a beloved Cuba.

Havana Bay

Havana Bay
Author: Martin Cruz Smith
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2001
Genre: American fiction
ISBN: 0345390458

A novel about the murder of a Russian man in Cuba.

Havana Gold

Havana Gold
Author: Leonardo Padura
Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2008
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1904738281

Scorching novel from a star of Cuban fiction. The fourth of the Havana Quartet series.

Find Me in Havana

Find Me in Havana
Author: Serena Burdick
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2021-01-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1488073902

From the bestselling author of THE GIRLS WITH NO NAMES, a new historical novel based on the dazzling story of one of Hollywood’s most celebrated Hispanic actresses and her daughter’s search for closure. “Told in a series of letters, FIND ME IN HAVANA is a beautiful and heart-wrenching story of mothers and daughters, and the American Dream that comes with the biggest price of all. I couldn’t put it down!” — Heather Webb, USA Today bestselling author Cuba, 1936: When Estelita Rodriguez sings in a hazy Havana nightclub for the very first time, she is nine years old. From then on, that spotlight of adoration—from Havana to New York’s Copacabana and then Hollywood—becomes the one true accomplishment no one can take from her. Not the 1933 Cuban Revolution that drove her family into poverty. Not the revolving door of husbands or the fickle world of film. Thirty years later, her young adult daughter, Nina, is blindsided by her mother’s mysterious death. Seeking answers, the grieving Nina navigates the troubling, opulent memories of their life together and discovers how much Estelita sacrificed to live the American dream on her own terms. Based on true events and exclusive interviews with Nina Lopez, Estelita’s daughter, Find Me in Havana weaves two unforgettable voices into one extraordinary story that explores the unbreakable bond between mother and child, and the ever-changing landscape of self-discovery.