by Leonardo Padura · Tusquets Editores S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788483101995
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In 'The Novel of My Life', Leonardo Padura transports us to the Caribbean of the colonial era, evoking Romanticism and exploring the history of Cuba through the life of its first great poet. Fernando Terry, after years of exile, returns to Havana in search of the lost autobiography of José María Heredia, facing suspicions and grudges. The novel intertwines the life of Heredia in the 19th century with the last days of his son, creating parallels that reveal how Cuban history can mark the individual destiny of those who stand out for their talent.
Leonardo de la Caridad Padura Fuentes is a Cuban novelist and journalist best known for his Mario Conde detective novels and for El hombre que amaba a los perros (2009). In 2012, Padura was awarded the National Prize for Literature, Cuba's national literary award. In 2015, he was awarded the Premio Principe de Asturias de las Letras of Spain.
