A Simple Habana Melody: A Novel
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- Synopsis
- From a Pulitzer Prize-winning author comes a &“masterpiece&” about a composer returning to his beloved homeland after WWII (Kirkus, starred review). The year is 1947. Israel Levis, a Cuban composer whose life once revolved around music and love, is finally returning home. En route to Habana, Cuba from Spain, he is a shadow of his former self, disillusioned after he was mistakenly sent to a camp during the Nazi occupation of France. In Habana, he escapes his anguish by reminiscing about his happiest moments before the war, when he lived a life of pleasure and excitement—and had a loving, if unrequited romance with Rita Valladares, the alluring singer who inspired Levis&’s most famous composition, &“Rosas Puras.&” A tender homage to music, art, and a vibrant country at the edge of modernity, A Simple Habana Melody is a virtuoso performance from one of America&’s most talented writers.Includes a reading group guide.
- Copyright:
- 2002
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781538722206
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781538722190
- Publisher:
- Grand Central Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 02/11/25
- Copyrighted By:
- Oscar Hijuelos
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Foreword by:
- Arturo O'Farrill