[DeepL Translation - needs review] One of the most important novels written in Spanish in the 20th century.
The book that consecrated Guillermo Cabrera Infante as one of the references in contemporary literature.
"What would old Bacho say if he knew that his music travels along Havana's Malecon, in the tropics, at sixty-five kilometers per hour?"
In this masterful work, Cabrera Infante narrates the night life of a now vanished Havana, full of bohemia, marginal life, music, cinema, joy and fr...
Not for sight readers
This is not a review but a warning for sight readers like me. And the 3 star rating is just 'cause a rating is required for posting a review ... It's supposed to be amazing! Sadly, I only managed 30 pages.
While it started off great, about 20 pages in the point of view shifted to a letter written by character even worse at spelling then than I am … la hija tulla bino a verme … volbio con una serbesa muy dulse … yegue tarde y les ise cafe … not actual quotes but indicative of the inverted c/s