{"product_id":"king-of-cuba-paperback","title":"King of Cuba - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCristina Garcia\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \"darkly hilarious\" (Elle) novel about a fictionalized Fidel Castro and an octogenarian Cuban exile obsessed with seeking revenge by the National Book Award finalist Cristina García, this \"clever, well-conceived dual portrait shows what connects and divides Cubans inside and outside of the island\" (Kirkus Reviews).Vivid and teeming with life, King of Cuba transports readers to Cuba and Miami, and into the heads of two larger-than-life men: a fictionalized Fidel Castro and an octogenarian Cuban exile obsessed with seeking revenge against the dictator. García's masterful twinning of these characters combines with a rabble of other Cuban voices to portray the passions and realities of two Cubas--on the island and off-- in a pulsating story that entertains and illuminates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCristina García is the author of eight novels including \u003ci\u003eDreaming in Cuban\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Agüero Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMonkey Hunting\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Handbook to Luck\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lady Matador's Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKing of Cuba\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHere in Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVanishing Maps. \u003c\/i\u003eHer work has been nominated for a National Book Award and translated into fifteen languages. She has taught at universities nationwide and is currently Resident Playwright at Central Works Theater in Berkeley. Visit her website at CristinaGarciaNovelist.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53463931093299,"sku":"9781476725666","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/4s--LTS9x59781476725666.webp?v=1781571488","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/king-of-cuba-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}