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MPN
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ISBN
0743246411
Book Title
Waiting for Snow in Havana : Confessions of a Cuban Boy
Item Length
8.4in
Publisher
Free Press
Publication Year
2004
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
1in
Author
Carlos Eire
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Social Science
Topic
Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies, Cultural Heritage, Sociology / General, Personal Memoirs, General, Customs & Traditions, Caribbean & West Indies / Cuba
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
11 Oz
Number of Pages
400 Pages

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"Have mercy on me, Lord, I am Cuban." In 1962, Carlos Eire was one of 14,000 children airlifted out of Cuba -- exiled from his family, his country, and his own childhood by the revolution. The memories of Carlos's life in Havana, cut short when he was just eleven years old, are at the heart of this stunning, evocative, and unforgettable memoir.Waiting for Snow in Havanais both an exorcism and an ode to a paradise lost. For the Cuba of Carlos's youth -- with its lizards and turquoise seas and sun-drenched siestas -- becomes an island of condemnation once a cigar-smoking guerrilla named Fidel Castro ousts President Batista on January 1, 1959. Suddenly the music in the streets sounds like gunfire. Christmas is made illegal, political dissent leads to imprisonment, and too many of Carlos's friends are leaving Cuba for a place as far away and unthinkable as the United States. Carlos will end up there, too, and fulfill his mother's dreams by becoming a modern American man -- even if his soul remains in the country he left behind.Narrated with the urgency of a confession,Waiting for Snow in Havanais a eulogy for a native land and a loving testament to the collective spirit of Cubans everywhere.

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Publisher
Free Press
ISBN-10
0743246411
ISBN-13
9780743246415
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4474829

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Book Title
Waiting for Snow in Havana : Confessions of a Cuban Boy
Author
Carlos Eire
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies, Cultural Heritage, Sociology / General, Personal Memoirs, General, Customs & Traditions, Caribbean & West Indies / Cuba
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
400 Pages

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Item Length
8.4in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
11 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
E184.C97 E37
Reviews
The Washington Post Bursting with wonderful details and images and populated by characters so well described that they seem to be sitting next to you on the couch., The Boston GlobeEire is gifted with what might be called lyric precision -- a knack for grasping the life of a moment through its sensuous particulars....Vigorously written and alive., Los Angeles Times The most accomplished literary expression of exile sensibility to have appeared to date. What is powerful and lasting about the book is Eire's evocation of childhood and his extraordinary literary ability., The Boston Globe Eire is gifted with what might be called lyric precision -- a knack for grasping the life of a moment through its sensuous particulars....Vigorously written and alive.
Copyright Date
2003
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2002-073875

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  • by manasota.411
    Dec 03, 2018

    Very interesting

    I had been told to read this book by a friend and I am finding it very compelling and I’m only about a third of the way through

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: oriontechllc

  • by everquestr
    Oct 29, 2019

    Excellence

    Book in excellent condition, good read

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: second.sale

  • by biglittleranch
    Apr 12, 2017

    Warm yet revealing

    What a culture looked like before being betrayed to communism. Well written-Good read.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: bigheartedbooks

  • by frankd9933
    May 16, 2018

    Good light reading.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: second.sale

  • by jcU1VQTYT0m@Deleted
    Jun 19, 2010

    Absolutely wonderful reading. A lesson in history.

    Absolutely wonderful reading. Carlos Eire has written and shared a heartwarming, descriptive and informative lesson in US-Cuba history. His story takes you back in time, explores the Cuban revolution and their escape to America. This was amazing for a "child of the 60's" who loves history & travel and would hope, one day, to see Cuba for herself.

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