The child of Cuban immigrants, Oscar Hijuelos (1951-2013) was an American-born novelist and the first Hispanic writer to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction (1990). He also won the Rome Prize (1985) and The Hispanic Heritage Award for Literature (2000). His eight novels have been translated into twenty-five languages.
"Elegiac as well as bittersweet and celebratory." -- Publishers Weekly "Never loses the syntax of magic...a novel of great warmth and tenderness." -- The New York Times Book Review
"Elegiac as well as bittersweet and celebratory." -- Publishers Weekly "Never loses the syntax of magic...a novel of great warmth and tenderness." -- The New York Times Book Review
The chaotic experience of Cubans transplanted to New York City throbs through the narrator's voice in this debut novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love . ``Elegiac as well as bittersweet and celebratory, the lusty tone of this novel compensates for its erratic structure,'' stated PW. (Oct.)
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