by Óscar Hijuelos · EDICIONES SIRUELA, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788478440443
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«Los reyes del mambo tocan canciones de amor» is the novel by Óscar Hijuelos, published by Ediciones Siruela in paperback (549 pages, in Spanish).
In 1949, two Cuban brothers, the Castillos, emigrate to New York with their instruments. They combine a daytime job with nightly performances of boleros, mambos, rumbas and cha-cha-chas that open the doors of dance halls until they become the kings of mambo. The novel covers their successes, their failures and the world of Latin emigration in the city.
Winner of the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Original title: The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love. Translation by Alejandro García Reyes. First instalment of the Mambo Kings series.
Novel for readers of literary fiction interested in Latin culture, music and Cuban emigration in the United States.
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.
