Rediscovering Cuba: A Personal Memoir - Couverture souple

Reyes, Jorge

 
9780595194575: Rediscovering Cuba: A Personal Memoir
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595194575 ISBN 13 : 9780595194575
Editeur : iUniverse, 2001

Synopsis

This is the riveting story of one family's trip to Cuba. In 1998, the author was informed of his grandmother's terminal illness, whom he had not seen in over twenty years. Curious to unravel the mystery that for many years has enshrouded Cuba, he convinced his mother and aunt to accompany him and revisit their native land. This, part diary, part memoir, is based on this trip. We are taken to Santiago de Cuba and to Boniato, a small town on the outskirts of the city rumored to have been built atop an old Indian cemetery. Along the way, we meet colorful characters and eccentric family members set against a rich background of folklore, local color and politics. We meet his aunt Mimi who as a girl thought a cow was her mother; or his great grandmother who died arguing with a flock of pigeons; or even ghosts rumored to haunt his small family house in Boniato.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This is the riveting story of one family's trip to Cuba. In 1998, the author was informed of his grandmother's terminal illness, whom he had not seen in over twenty years. Curious to unravel the mystery that for many years has enshrouded Cuba, he convinced his mother and aunt to accompany him and revisit their native land. This, part diary, part memoir, is based on this trip. We are taken to Santiago de Cuba and to Boniato, a small town on the outskirts of the city rumored to have been built atop an old Indian cemetery. Along the way, we meet colorful characters and eccentric family members set against a rich background of folklore, local color and politics. We meet his aunt Mimi who as a girl thought a cow was her mother; or his great grandmother who died arguing with a flock of pigeons; or even ghosts rumored to haunt his small family house in Boniato.

Biographie de l'auteur

Jorge Reyes was born in Santiago de Cuba in 1971. He graduated from Barry University with a degree in Political Science and History. His previous book is called Your Body, a childrens book on human anatomy. He is currently working on a collection of short stories. Reyes lives in South Florida.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595194575
ISBN 13 
9780595194575
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
120
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