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HAVANA BLUE

HAVANA BLUE Paperback - 2007

by Padura, Leonardo (Translated by Peter Bush)

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London: Bitter Lemon Press, 2007. Reprint. Trade-sized. Mild edge tanning; creasing.. Paperback. Very Good+.
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  • Title HAVANA BLUE
  • Author Padura, Leonardo (Translated by Peter Bush)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Condition Used - Very Good+
  • Pages 286
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Bitter Lemon Press, London
  • Date 2007
  • Bookseller's Inventory # UE13
  • ISBN 9781904738220 / 1904738222
  • Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.9 x 5 x 0.6 in (20.07 x 12.70 x 1.52 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Caribbean
    • Cultural Region: Latin America
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Kirkus Reviews, 05/01/2007, Page 422
  • Publishers Weekly, 04/02/2007, Page 41

About the author

Leonardo Padura was born in 1955 in Havana and lives in Cuba. He has published a number of novels, short story collections and literary essays but international fame came with the Havana Quartet, all featuring Inspector Mario Conde, of which Havana Blue is the third to be available in English Critically acclaimed translator known for extensive work on Juan Goytisolo. Also translated Daniel Chavarria and Pedro de Alarcon from Cuba.

Leonardo Padura has just won the 2015 Princess of Asturias Literary prize for his life's work. This prize is said to be the Spanish Nobel Prize. Previous winners include Philip Roth, John Banville, Margaret Atwood, Amin Maalouf and Ismail Kadare. Padura is most famous for his Inspector Mario Conde novels, all published in English by Bitter Lemon Press.