Grab a Snake by the Tail by Leonardo Padura

Grab a Snake by the Tail by Leonardo Padura

Mario Conde investigates a murder in the Barrio Chino, the rundownChinatown of Havana. Not his usual beat, but when Conde was asked to takethe case by his colleague, the sultry, perfectly proportioned LieutenantPatricia Chion, a frequent object of his nightly fantasies, he could n't resist. The case proves to be unusual. Pedro Cuang, a lonely old man, is found hanging naked from a beam in the ceiling of his dingy room. One of his fingers has been amputated and a drawing of two arrows was engraved with a knife on his chest. Was this a ritual Santería killing or a just asordid settling of accounts in a world of drug trafficking that began to infiltrate Cuban society in the 1980s? Soon Conde discovers unexpected connections, secret businesses and a history of misfortune, uprooting and loneliness that affected many immigrant families from China. As ever withPadura, the story is soaked in atmosphere: the drinking of rum in deliciously smoke-filled bars, the friendships, the food and beautiful women.

“Few contemporary writers understand noir as well as Padura, and far fewer convey Cuba with such grit and sensuality”Playboy; “A textured treat for those who like detective fiction served long and lazy, with a double shot of rum.” Financial Times

Leonardo Padura (La Habana, 1955) trabajo como guionista, periodista y critico, hasta lograr el reconocimiento internacional con la serie de novelas policiacas protagonizadas por el detective Mario Conde: Pasado perfecto, Vientos de cuaresma, Mascaras, Paisaje de otono, Adios, Hemingway, La neblina del ayer y La cola de la serpiente, traducidas a numerosos idiomas y merecedoras de premios como el Cafe Gijon 1995, el Hammett 1997, 1998 y 2005, el Premio de las Islas 2000 y el Brigada 21. Tambien ha escrito La novela de mi vida y El hombre que amaba a los perros, una trepidante reconstruccion de las vidas de Trotsky y Ramon Mercader, traducida a diez idiomas, vendidos sus derechos al cine y merecedora del Premio de la Critica en Cuba, el Francesco Gelmi di Caporiacco 2010 y, en 2011, el Premio Carbet del Caribe, el Prix Initiales y el Prix Roger Caillois. En 2012 Padura recibio el Premio Nacional de Literatura de Cuba. Herejes, una absorbente novela sobre un cuadro de Rembrandt y una saga judia que llega a nuestros dias, confirma al autor como uno de los narradores mas ambiciosos e internacionales en lengua espanola.

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ISBN 13	9781912242177
ISBN 10	1912242176
Title	Grab a Snake by the Tail
Author	Leonardo Padura
Series	Mario Conde Investigates Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bitter Lemon Press
Year published	2019-05-16
Number of pages	280
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