Bridges to Cuba/Puentes a Cuba - Softcover

Behar, Ruth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0472036637 ISBN 13: 9780472036639

Publisher: University of Michigan Press, 2015

Synopsis

An anthology by Cuban and Cuban-American writers, artists, and scholars celebrating a new era of restored relations between Cuba and the U.S.

About this title

About the Author:

Ruth Behar is the Victor Haim Perera Collegiate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, USA and author of numerous books.

Review:

"Essential reading for Cuba-watchers who want to go beyond traditional social science research to appreciate the extraordinary cultural talents of Cubans."-Latin American Research Review "A vital and interesting anthology about contemporary Cuba."-Oscar Hijuelos, author of The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love "Looks at Cuban creativity from an integrated perspective, refusing to kneel before the painful and often arbitrary divisions that have split the voices of this passionate culture into forever separate bands. The results are magnificent. Read this book and get a long overdue understanding of contemporary Cuban literature and art."-Margaret Randall, author of Women in Cuba: Twenty Years Later "In order for memory to be recovered, there must be a community that remembers and tells the story...Bridges to Cuba displays a wealth of insights that leave the reader with a sense of having experienced firsthand the intricate web of thought and feeling that is Cuban life."-Latino Review of Books "Unquestionably one of the most suggestive and imaginative anthologies of Cuban voices published in English in recent years. By bringing together personal essays, poetry, fiction, historical writings, and art, this collection is able to illuminate both the Cuban diaspora and cultural and political debates on the island."-Arcadio Diaz-Quinones, Princeton University

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0472036637
• ISBN 13: 9780472036639
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 456