| A Simple Habana Melody Contributor(s): Hijuelos, Oscar (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060928697 ISBN-13: 9780060928698 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $11.86 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2003 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love" returns to the world of music with this gorgeously written novel about one man's passion for his art, his family, and his country. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 5.12" W x 8.35" (0.68 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic |
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| Publisher Description: It is 1947, and Israel Levis, a Cuban composer whose life had once been a dream of music, love, and sadness, returns to Cuba after being mistakenly imprisoned during the Nazi occupation of France. When Levis arrives back in Habana, his mind returns to an unrequited romance with the alluring Rita Valladares, a singer for whom Levis had written his most famous song, "Rosas Puras." This 1928 composition became the most famous rumba in the world and changed American and European tastes in music and dance forever. A love story--of art, family, and country--A Simple Habana Melody is a virtuoso performance from one of our most important writers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hijuelos, Oscar: - Oscar Hijuelos was born of Cuban parentage in New York City in 1951. He is a recipient of the Rome Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation, among others. His five previous novels have been translated into twenty-five languages. Oscar Hijuelos nacio de padres cubanos en Nueva York en 1951. Sus otras novelas incluyen Mr. Ives' Christmas, The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien, Our House in the Last World y A Simple Havana Melody (Una Sencilla Melodia Habanera). Vive en Nueva York. |