CubanA¡simo!
¡Cubanísimo! by cristina-garcia is a comprehensive anthology published by Vintage in 2003, featuring 400 pages of Cuban stories, essays, poems, and novel excerpts. This first edition brings together a diverse array of works that encapsulate the richness of Cuban literature, spanning from the turn of the century to contemporary times, and reflecting the cultural vibrancy of Cuba from Havana to cities like Miami and New York.
Readers will discover a carefully curated selection organized into five sections inspired by Cuban dance styles, showcasing the musicality of the language. The anthology includes significant contributions from notable figures such as José Martí and Alejo Carpentier, alongside contemporary voices like Ana Menendez and Reinaldo Arenas. This volume serves as both an introduction for those new to Cuban literature and a collectible for enthusiasts, celebrating the depth and diversity of Cuban culture through its literary expressions.
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¡Cubanísimo! is the first book to gather Cuban stories, essays, poems and novel excerpts in one volume that summarizes the richness and depth of a great national literature. From the turn of the century to the present, from Havana to Miami, New York, Mexico City, Madrid and beyond, the spirit and diversity of Cuban cultureconverge in one vibrant literary jam session. Cristina García has ingeniously grouped her selections according to “the music of their sentences” into five sections named for Cuban dance styles.
¡Cubanísimo! begins with an elegant classical danzón section that includes poems and diaries from the father of Cuban literature, José Martí, and Antonio Benítez-Rojo’s hallucinatory story A View from the Mangrove. As it moves to more contemporary dances, the book offers, among other delights, the essay by Alejo Carpentier that was the first to define magical realism; the scandalously sensual eighth chapter from José Lezama Lima’s controversial 1966 novel Paradiso; Ana Menendez’s Little Havana-inspired story, In Cuba I was a German Shepherd; a passage from Reinaldo Arenas’s acclaimed memoir Before Night Fallsand six witty musings—or mambos—on language from Gustavo Pérez Firmat’s Life on the Hyphen.
A brilliant introduction for readers who want to explore Cuban literature, as well as a collectible volume for those who love Cuba, ¡Cubanísimo! is a celebration of Cuban culture, from the island to its farthest flung voices.
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