by Eliseo Alberto · Alfaguara · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420483702
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«Caracol Beach» is the novel by Eliseo Alberto, published by Alfaguara in paperback (365 pages, in Spanish).
Beto Milanés, a Cuban war veteran, is the night watchman of a cemetery in Caracol Beach. Tormented by guilt, he wishes to die but cannot commit suicide, so he seeks someone to kill him. The decision triggers a night of violence that draws in several characters, between the jungles of Angola and a seedy bar in Florida.
The novel won the Alfaguara Novel Prize in 1998. It is the work of Cuban writer Eliseo Alberto (1951-2011), originally published in May 1998.
For readers of contemporary fiction and Cuban literature, interested in award-winning novels that combine realism and fantastical elements.
Eliseo Alberto de Diego García Marruz was a Cuban-born Mexican writer, novelist, essayist and journalist. His numerous works include the novel Caracol Beach. Alberto was nicknamed Lichi.
