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The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love (Penguin Modern Classics)

 
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love (Penguin Modern Classics)   Author: Oscar Hijuelos
By Penguin Classics
Average Customer Rating: Average rating of 5.0/5Average rating of 5.0/5Average rating of 5.0/5Average rating of 5.0/5Average rating of 5.0/5

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Product Details
Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780141189666
ISBN: 0141189665
Label: Penguin Classics
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: 2009-03-05
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Studio: Penguin Classics
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Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5 American Dream, 2003-01-06
What a fabulous book - the story of two brothers, who emigrate to the US from Cuba seeking fame and fortune - sounds like a cliché, but this is one American dream that jumps off the page. It's a beautifully bittersweet tale; Hijuelos is a master of crafting a story of love, tragedy, passion - transforming the mundane into the sublime, and illustrating the moments of the brothers' lives so vividly that you can smell the rum, taste the kisses and hear the songs in one of the most lyrical books I've ever read.

Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5 The Best "Latin Evocation" Ever Written?, 2000-01-09
I first read this book in 1990 and have read it pretty much every year since then. Never before have I been so drawn into a novel, so much so that it's easy to imagine myself as a "friend" of the Castillo brothers who visits their world from time to time. Every scene and every character is described in exquisite detail along with a fabulous reconstruction of the spirit of the era. The book has an uncanny rhythm, just like like music which constantly plays in the background of every page. Do yourself a favour and read it too!

Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5 My favourite book, ever, 2005-05-22
I read this on holiday in France in 1993 and simply "couldn't put it down". A book to savour, Hijuelos' eye for 50's detail is as great as his skill in plotting the lives of Nestor and Cesar, two brothers who couldn't be more different but who spend their too-short lives each wishing they were more like the other. Moving, funny and sexy, the addictive storyline belies it's simplicity. Read it, then turn to page 1 and read it again.