Distant Palaces
$19.98
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2005
Summary
‘Havana’s ravishing decay has never been more beautifully rendered. This is a strange and wonderfully dreamy book’ - Sunday Telegraph
Abilio Estevez conjures up the melancholy beauty of contemporary Havana with passion and eloquence in this story about a trio of misfits.
When Victorio learns that his home is about to be demolished he leaves his job, burns his possessions and takes to the streets. Wandering the city, he meets two people who change his life- Salma, a young prost…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099468660 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0099468662 |
| Author: | Abilio Estévez |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2005 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 19mm |
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Critics Review
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Estévez never falters in this story of the dogged pursuit of happiness in a city loved and hated in equal measure by its inhabitants * Metro *
Possibly the most outstanding novel that Latin American literature has produced since the Sixties * Abc *
A novel that defends beauty as the soul of reason, dignity and happiness * El Pais *
An exuberant novel… the lost dreams of a battered, once beautiful city have a tangible presence * Financial Times *
About The Author
Abilio Estévez
Abilio Estevez was born in Havana in 1954 and lives in Spain. He is the author of plays, a collection of poems and a volume of short stories. His previous novel, Thine Is the Kingdom, has been translated into twelve languages.
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