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Paperback. Havana, 2003, 14 since Mario Conde retired from the police force and much has changed in Cuba. He makes a living trading in antique books bought from families selling off their libraries in order to survive. In the house of Alcides de Montes de Oca, a rich Cuban who fled after the fall of Batista, Conde discovers an extraordinary book collection. Translator(s): Bush, Peter. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276. 292 pages. Havana, 2003, 14 since Mario Conde retired from the police force and much has changed in Cuba. He makes a living trading in antique books bought from families selling off their libraries in order to survive. In the house of Alcides de Montes de Oca, a rich Cuban who fled after the fall of Batista, Conde discovers an extraordinary book collection. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FF. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight: 276. Translator(s): Bush, Peter.
Havana, 2003, fourteen years since Mario Conde retired from the police force and much has changed in Cuba. He now makes a living trading in antique books bought from families selling off their libraries in order to survive. In the house of Alcides de Montes de Oca, a rich Cuban who fled after the fall of Batista, Conde discovers an extraordinary book collection and, buried therein, a newspaper article about Violeta del Rio, a beautiful bolero singer of the 1950's, who disappeared mysteriously.Conde's intuition sets him off on an investigation that leads him into a darker Cuba, now flooded with ... Read more
Havana, 2003, fourteen years since Mario Conde retired from the police force and much has changed in Cuba. He now makes a living trading in antique books bought from families selling off their libraries in order to survive. In the house of Alcides de Montes de Oca, a rich Cuban who fled after the fall of Batista, Conde discovers an extraordinary book collection and, buried therein, a newspaper article about Violeta del Rio, a beautiful bolero singer of the 1950's, who disappeared mysteriously.Conde's intuition sets him off on an investigation that leads him into a darker Cuba, now flooded with ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bitter Lemon Press
Number of pages
292
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
271g
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904738367
SKU
V9781904738367
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Leonardo Padura
Leonardo Padura was born in 1955 in Havana and lives in Cuba. He is a novelist, essayist, journalist and scriptwriter. Havana Fever has been published in Cuba, Mexico, Spain, Portugal, Germany and France.
Reviews for Havana Fever
Overlaid with a rich smoky patina, an atmosphere that reeks of slums and riches, cigar smoke and exotic perfumes. Havana Black is a strong tasting book, a rich feast of wit and feeling. Independent Drenched with that beguiling otherness so appealing to fans of mysteries of other cultures, Havana Blue will also appeal to those who appreciate the ... Read more