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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Fireside
Publication date
June 1, 1990
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780671705350
ISBN-10
0671705350
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$9.95
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
This tale of three generations of a Cuban-American family examines how they try to maintain the memories of their homeland, yet succeed in America
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Latin Jazz blends Anglo and Hispanic tempos as it chronicles a Cuban émigré family's hopes and sorrows in making a new home in Los Angeles. Men from three generations alternate in telling their family story, which culminates in the dramatic refugee boat lift from Mariel Harbor, Cuba, to Miami in 1980: Hugo, a political prisoner still trying to escape Cuba for America; his father, Esteban, settled almost twenty years in California but longing to return his wife's ashes to their homeland; Angel, Esteban's son-in-law, who dreams of bigger things than the ice-cream truck concession he operates in L.A.; and Angel's son, Diego, who soothes a vague sense of unrootedness with cocaine, sex, and alcohol.
Exuding both bravura and pensiveness, Latin Jazz speaks insistently and clearly to the Cuban-American exile experience.
Editions
Hardcover
from William Morrow & Co (February 1, 1989)
9780688084752 | details & prices | List price $18.95
About: Captures the experience of three generations of a family during the Cuban boat exodus from Mariel--grandfather Esteban safely settled in California, his daughter and son-in-law and his grandson, all seeking the good life on American soil
About: Captures the experience of three generations of a family during the Cuban boat exodus from Mariel--grandfather Esteban safely settled in California, his daughter and son-in-law and his grandson, all seeking the good life on American soil
Paperback
Reprint edition from Louisiana State Univ Pr (March 1, 2002)
9780807127902 | details & prices | 290 pages | 5.50 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $17.95
About: Latin Jazz blends Anglo and Hispanic tempos as it chronicles a Cuban émigré family's hopes and sorrows in making a new home in Los Angeles.
About: Latin Jazz blends Anglo and Hispanic tempos as it chronicles a Cuban émigré family's hopes and sorrows in making a new home in Los Angeles.
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Fireside (June 1, 1990)
9780671705350 | details & prices | List price $9.95
About: This tale of three generations of a Cuban-American family examines how they try to maintain the memories of their homeland, yet succeed in America
About: This tale of three generations of a Cuban-American family examines how they try to maintain the memories of their homeland, yet succeed in America
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