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Cuba on the Edge - Short Stories from the Island (Paperback)
Loot Price: R376
Discovery Miles 3 760
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Cuba on the Edge - Short Stories from the Island (Paperback)
Series: Perspectives on Latin America
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Loot Price R376
Discovery Miles 3 760
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Cuba on the Edge presents recent short stories by twenty-one of the
best writers on the island. The title refers both to Cubans'
awareness of living on the brink of an unknown future, and to the
edginess with which they negotiate their way through uncertainties.
These twenty-one perspectives reveal very diverse responses to the
challenges of daily life. Some stories are set in Havana, while
others depict rural or small town Cuba. Many analyze gender roles
and gender politics, as well as depicting economic stress and
ingenious coping strategies. Some tales are dark, while others are
hilarious. Some voices remember the past, and others imagine the
future. Many stories address contro-versial topics: prostitution,
crime, exile, disillusionment, skepticism. But the predominant tone
is of reaffirmation of human ties and survival, and of celebration
of the complex strata of Cuban experience.
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