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Yocandra in the Paradise of Nada A Novel of Cuba

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ISBN-10: 1611459338

ISBN-13: 9781611459333

Edition: 2014

Authors: Zo� Vald�s, Sabina Cienfuegos, Zo� Vald�s

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Born in the year of Castro’s revolution, and the daughter of a hero of the sugarcane harvest—Che Guevara himself draped a Cuban flag across her mother’s pregnant belly—Yocandra embodies the revolution’s promise and hope. But she grows up to see how the regime is turning her beautiful island into a wasteland of despair and dearth, and embarks on her own course of survival. For Yocandra and her friends, coping with life in Cuba means escaping into dreams, humor, and sex, and developing an appetite for the absurdities of existence. Kindred spirits and lost souls, their rebellion and rage also express their fierce love for their country, a patriotism that can feel like a prison sentence.…    
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Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/2/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 172
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English