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Dreaming in Cuban

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Random House Digital, Inc., Jun 8, 2011 - Fiction - 272 pages
"Remarkable...An intricate weaving of dramatic events with the supernatural and the cosmic...Evocative and lush...A rich and haunting narrative, an excellent new voice in contemporary fiction."
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Now available in a Spanish language edition from Ballantine Books.
Here is the dreamy and bittersweet story of a family divided by politics and geography by the Cuban revolution. It is the family story of Celia del Pino, and her husband, daughter and grandchildren, from the mid-1930s to 1980. Celia's story mirrors the magical realism of Cuba itself, a country of beauty and poverty, idealism and corruption. DREAMING IN CUBAN presents a unique vision and a haunting lamentation for a past that might have been.


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Beautifully written in sparse, poetic prose. - Goodreads
I actually enjoyed the ambiguous ending as well. - Goodreads
I read this as summer was ending and loved it. - Goodreads
Furthermore, García's writing style is beautiful. - Goodreads
I enjoyed each moment of the writing. - Goodreads
... gorgeous prose... - Goodreads

Review: Dreaming in Cuban

User Review  - Roger DeBlanck - Goodreads

Garcia's writing is exquisite, oftentimes brilliant, but this novel about a Cuban family during the revolution demands patience. It is a labor to trudge through. Its storytelling is hodgepodge, told ... Read full review

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User Review  - Clif Hostetler - Goodreads

True to the title, this book is definitely Cuban and dreamy. The story follows three generations of Cuban women, jumping forward and backward in time, hopping back and forth between Cuba and New York ... Read full review

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About the author (2011)

Cristina Garcia is the author of six novels, including the National Book Award finalist "Dreaming in Cuban"; children's books; anthologies; and poetry. Her work has been translated into fourteen languages, and she is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Whiting Writers' Award, among other honors. She has taught literature and writing at numerous universities, and is currently University Chair in Creative Writing at Texas State University-San Marcos. Visit her website at CristinaGarciaNovelist.com.

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