Tag Archives: Havana
An UnderratedRead Revisited: The Third Hotel: A Novel – Laura van den Berg
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “The foundation of horror is a dislocation of reality, a dislocation designed to reveal the reality that has been there all along, and such dislocations happen all the time. “ That was according to the fictional … Continue reading
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Tagged cinema, Cuba, death, grief, Havana, Latin America, surrealism
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Dancing to “Almendra” – Mayra Montero, translated by Edith Grossman
Comprar este libro It’s October 1957 in pre-Castro Cuba, and Havana is filled with gangsters, casinos, and corruption. Twenty-two-year-old entertainment reporter Joaquín Porrata is fed up with working for a newspaper where he’s only allowed to interview “comedians and whores.” … Continue reading
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Tagged crime fiction, Cuba, Havana, Historical fiction, Latin American Lit
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The Third Hotel: A Novel – Laura van den Berg
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “The foundation of horror is a dislocation of reality, a dislocation designed to reveal the reality that has been there all along, and such dislocations happen all the time. “ That was according to the fictional … Continue reading
Posted in Dark/Sordid/Bizarre, Horror, Modern Literary Fiction, Noir-esque fiction
Tagged cinema, Cuba, death, grief, Havana, Latin America, surrealism
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Hemingway’s Havana: A Reflection of the Writer’s Life in Cuba – Robert Wheeler
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “So much of Havana, and Cuba, centers on the sea, and in this beautiful but merciless sea lies a part of Hemingway’s spirit and a vast part of his literary genius.” The sea, along with Cuba’s … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs, Travel
Tagged Cuba, Havana, Hemingway
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