A sweeping novel that exquisitely evokes Cuba's turbulent history. Through a succession of short flashes full of color and rhythm, Cuban writer Guillermo Cabrera Infante retells the history of Cuba and its people, from its discovery and conquest up to the last year before Castro's revolution. Like pages from an old photo album, the individual stories illustrate the Cuban people's collective fate.
A sweeping novel that exquisitely evokes Cuba's turbulent history. Through a succession of short flashes full of color and rhythm, Cuban writer Guillermo Cabrera Infante retells the history of Cuba and its people, from its discovery and conquest up to the last year before Castro's revolution. Like pages from an old photo album, the individual stories illustrate the Cuban people's collective fate.