by Abilio Estévez · Vintage Books USA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780099468660
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«Distant Palaces» is the novel by Abilio Estévez, published by Vintage Books USA in paperback (288 pages, in English).
Victorio, upon learning his house will be demolished, abandons his job and burns his belongings to take to the streets of Havana. There he meets Salma, a young prostitute, and Don Fuco, an elderly clown who, amid the ruins of a theatre, initiates him into the secrets of poetry and theatre. A story about resilience and joy in the face of adversity.
English version of «Los palacios distantes», originally published in 2002. Abilio Estévez, born in Havana in 1954 and resident in Spain, is also a playwright, poet and short-story writer.
For readers of contemporary literary fiction, interested in Havana and in Caribbean and Latin American literature.
Abilio Estévez is a Cuban novelist, playwright and poet. He was born in Havana in 1954. He lives in Barcelona.
