by Óscar Hijuelos · tapa dura · ISBN 9788440616333
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In 1949, two young Cuban musicians arrive in New York, in the era of the mambo. The novel portrays this magical moment in American history. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1990 and book of the year 1989 by the New York Times.
Oscar Jerome Hijuelos was an American novelist of Cuban descent, during a year-long convalescence from a childhood illness spent in a Connecticut hospital he lost his knowledge of Spanish, his parents' native language. He was educated in New York City, and wrote short stories and advertising copy.
