· Havana: A Subtropical Delirium by Mark Kurlansky | Editorial Reviews. Paperback $ Paperback. $ NOOK Book. $ Large Print. $ View All Available Formats Editions. Ship This Item — Qualifies for Free Shipping. Mark Kurlansky's Havana begins with this poetic snippet. El corazón es un loco Que no sabe de un color. (The heart is a fool that knows no color.) The composer is the highly regarded José Martí, a significant figure in the pantheon of Latino writers, and more especially, in the small but distinguished group of Cuban revolutionaries. A happy hybrid, Havana: A Subtropical Delirium invokes the Cuban capital as an occasion to discuss the country's history, politics, food, architecture, music, religion and passion for baseball Kurlansky approaches Havana like an Impressionist painter, building the image of this metropolis of 2 million inhabitants with subtle bltadwin.ru:
About Havana. A city of tropical heat, sweat, ramshackle beauty, and its very own cadence--a city that always surprises--Havana is brought to pulsing life by New York Times bestselling author Mark Kurlansky. Award-winning author Mark Kurlansky presents an insider's view of Havana: the elegant, tattered city he has come to know over more than thirty years. A city of tropical heat, ramshackle beauty, and its very own cadence--a city that always surprises--Havana is brought to pulsing life by New York Times bestselling author Mark Kurlansky. Award-winning author Mark Kurlansky presents an insider's view of Havana: the elegant, tattered city he has come to know over more than thirty years. A happy hybrid, Havana: A Subtropical Delirium invokes the Cuban capital as an occasion to discuss the country's history, politics, food, architecture, music, religion and passion for baseball Kurlansky approaches Havana like an Impressionist painter, building the image of this metropolis of 2 million inhabitants with subtle brushstrokes.
Havana: A Subtropical Delerium was a beautiful book by Mark Kurlansky, a journalist for thirty-five plus years, much of that time spent in the Caribbean as a foreign correspondent. This book focuses on the historic colonial city of Havana throughout its rich and colorful history from the early 's when the Spanish conquistadors developing it as a world class port, throughout its history with Batista and Castro. Havana: A Subtropical Delirium by Mark Kurlansky. Click here for the lowest price! Hardcover, , X. "We are in good hands to explore this diabolically alluring city with New York Times bestselling author Mark Kurlansky in Havana: A Subtropical Delirium. His is an insider's view of the ramshackle charm and special cadence of Havana, its tattered and elegant surprises and pulsating fun-loving life." - New York Journal of Books.
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