Guillermo cabrera infante is a cuban exile and author of holy smoke, mea cuba and infante s inferno. Guillermo cabrera infante was born in gibara, cuba on april. Holy smoke by guillermo cabrera infante librarything. Cuban culture as seen in the texts tres tristes tigres 1967 by guillermo cabrera infante and the crime of cuba 1933 by carleton beals. Guillermo cabrera infante is considered one of latin americas most original and influential writers. Santeros link castros future to elian cabrera infante. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
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A literary romp through the history of the cigar, london. Auto suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters. One thing i remember from itwhile the workers in the cigar rolling factory are doing their rollingone of their number is reading out loud to them some novel or work of poetry. Guillermo cabrera infante, a cuban novelist in exile whose lavishly textured prose conjured the country he knew before the revolution he once supported, died on. Guillermo cabrera infante, outspoken critic of cuban leader fidel castro and one of the most original voices in modern spanishlanguage literature, has died in london. Holy smoke is an interesting piece of work on the history of the cuban cigar. Sus padres fueron guillermo cabrera, periodista, y su madre zoila infante, ambos eran. Novellas cortazar and cabrera infante south american. As always with guillermo cabrera infante, genre creates a quandary. This seller has earned a 4 of 5 stars rating from biblio customers. Cabrera infante s masterpiece, three trapped tigers is one of the most playful books to reach the u. Epub smoke spicecooking with smoke, the real way to barbecue, on your charcoal grill, water. A must for readers of literature, cabrera infante s books are a fantastic distillation of a unique and impassionedquite cubanconsciousness. Books by guillermo cabrera infante author of three.
Guillermo cabrera infante, whose acrobatic prose, punloving humor and nostalgic, richly textured evocations of his native cuba made him one of latin americas most respected and influential. Editorial letras cubanas, 2004, akin to the earlier guillermo cabrera infante, holy smoke. How could he know that tobacco would become the multimilliondollar business that it is today. Equally at ease in both spanish and english, he has distinguished himself with daring and innovative novels, essays, short stories, and film scripts written in. Condition used very good isbn 9780571145942 isbn 10 0571145949 quantity available 1 seller. And heres a puff from the first pages where, on the island that would become known as cuba, a scout sent out by columbus to scout out gold. A selfprofessed cigar aficionado, infante chronicles the history of his first love, tobacco, from its discovery by a skeptical colombus to its eventual acceptance as a worldwide vice. A native cuban who has lived in london since 1966, guillermo cabrera infante is, in every sense, a multilingual and multicultural author. The global luxury smoke 1 jean stubbs as civil liberties triumphed and political constitutions were guaranteed, the cigar. Guillermo cabrera infante biography, life, interesting facts. Certainly, nothing i can see, except perhaps she has not read holy smoke by guillermo cabrera infante, a 300page punning wordplay, a sidesplitting, outrageous history and celebration of the cigar. Guillermo cabrera infante cabrera infante, guillermo. Holy smoke by guillermo cabrera infante and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Holy smoke by guillermo cabrera infante, guillermo cabrera. Gibara, 22 april 1929 21 february 2005 was a cuban novelist, essayist, translator, screenwriter, and critic. London every year santeria, the africanrooted religion popularly practiced in cuba, publishes a horoscope. Amidst the continued effort of defining a national culture, a project evident during the first half of the twentieth century. The author was born in cuba, where columbus first witnessed. Holy smoke is cabrera infante s outrageous and informative account of the amazing story of the cigar, from those early beginnings in 1492 to the the importance of the brand and the band. Cabrera infante includes a wealth of fascinating material. After years of being ignored, his literary quality is. Only his earliest work, the severely etched, politically resonant tales of havana under fulgencio batista collected in. He is best known for the novel tres tristes tigres.
This rich and juicy book by cabrera infante infante s inferno, 1984. A partial list of the many books he has written includes view of dawn in the tropics 1974, infante s inferno 1984 and holy smoke 1985. Guillermo cabrera infante was a cuban born writer, literary translator, film scriptwriter, and political critic of fidel castros administration early life. And that the island of cuba was destined to produce the best cigars in the world. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Although he lived in exile from his native cuba from the mid1960s onward, much of his fiction is set in havana and details the repressive and violent. Cabrera infante s picture of the decadent batista regime is revealing, and he shares intriguing closeup vignettes of castros imperious ways. Cabrera infante, who became a naturalized british citizen, participated in the translation of several of his works, and in 1986 published his first book written in english, holy smoke.
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