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MacHo Camacho's Beat
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Publication date
December 1, 1980
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780394509761
ISBN-10
0394509765
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$10.95
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The effects of American advertising, television, and comic books on life in Puerto Rico are vividly depicted in this tale of a pro-American senator, his Black mistress, aristocratic wife, and right-wing terrorist son
Amazon.com description: Product Description: -- Over the course of a single afternoon, Macho Camacho's hit song 'Life Is A Phenomenal Thing' blares out of every radio in San Juan and connects the lives of Senator Vicente Reinosa, his poor mistress, his neurotic, aristocratic wife and his fascist son. Full of puns, fantastic wordplay, advertising slogans, and pop-culture references, Macho Camacho's Beat is a grimly funny satire on the "Americanization" of Puerto Rico.
-- One of Puerto Rico's outstanding literary figures, Luis Rafael Sanchez is renowned for his plays, short stories, essays and poems, as well as his novels. He currently teaches at the University of Puerto Rico.
-- First published in the U.S. by Random House (1980), most recent paperback by Avon (1982).
-- One of Puerto Rico's outstanding literary figures, Luis Rafael Sanchez is renowned for his plays, short stories, essays and poems, as well as his novels. He currently teaches at the University of Puerto Rico.
-- First published in the U.S. by Random House (1980), most recent paperback by Avon (1982).
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Hardcover
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from Pantheon Books (December 1, 1980)
9780394509761 | details & prices | List price $10.95
About: The effects of American advertising, television, and comic books on life in Puerto Rico are vividly depicted in this tale of a pro-American senator, his Black mistress, aristocratic wife, and right-wing terrorist son
About: The effects of American advertising, television, and comic books on life in Puerto Rico are vividly depicted in this tale of a pro-American senator, his Black mistress, aristocratic wife, and right-wing terrorist son
Paperback
With Gregory Rabassa |
from Dalkey Archive Pr (April 1, 2001)
9781564782588 | details & prices | 211 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $11.95
from Avon Books (February 1, 1982)
9780380580088 | details & prices | List price $3.50
About: The effects of American advertising, television, and comic books on life in Puerto Rico are vividly depicted in this tale of a pro-American senator, his Black mistress, aristocratic wife, and right-wing terrorist son
About: The effects of American advertising, television, and comic books on life in Puerto Rico are vividly depicted in this tale of a pro-American senator, his Black mistress, aristocratic wife, and right-wing terrorist son
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