Havana Gold by Leonard Padura
Twenty-four year old Lissette Delgado was beaten, raped, and then strangled with a towel. Marijuana is found in her apartment and her wardrobe is suspiciously beyond the means of a high school teacher. This novel presents a eulogy of Cuba, its life of music, sex and the great friendships of those who elected to stay and fight for survival.
Praise for the Havana Quartet:"Overlaid with a rich smoky patina, an atmosphere that reeks of slums and riches, cigar smoke and exotic perfumesHavana 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 sultry lyricism of James Lee Burke. " Booklist"...a magnificent Dickensian evocation of the city's street hassle; it takes in drugdealers, hookers, people queuing for pizza, newly-weds, the hotels and baseball fans, and captures the enthralling gloom of dimly lit, apocalyptic early-evening Havana.' Times Literary Supplement"A great plot, perfectly executed with huge atmosphere. In Havana Black you can almost smell the cigar smoke, rum and cheap women." Daily Mirror"Conde's quest follows the basic rhythm of the whodunit, but Padura syncopates Havana Red with brilliant riffs on Cuban sex, society, religion, even food." Independent
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.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781904738282 |
| ISBN 10 | 1904738281 |
| Title | Havana Gold |
| Author | Leonard Padura |
| Series | Mario Conde Investigates Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bitter Lemon Press |
| Year published | 2008-04-10 |
| Number of pages | 278 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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