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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 863.64
EAN: 9781564783790
ISBN: 1564783790
Label: Dalkey Archive Press
Manufacturer: Dalkey Archive Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 487
Publication Date: September 30, 2004
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Sales Rank: 358841
Studio: Dalkey Archive Press
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Written by the author of "Infante's Inferno", "Holy Smoke" and "View of Dawn in the Tropics", this is a novel about Havana before Castro's revolution.
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It reminded me of what Lord Tennyson said about Ben Jonson: "Reading him is like wading through glue." I have reached an age when I am not willing to make heroic efforts to get bored. Sorry.
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I recently read this book again this time in English. I forgot how phenomenal Cabrera Infante writes and he is my all time favorite exile novelist. The word play is great and translates well from the Spanish.
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To say it shortly, this is one of the best 10 books I have ever read (and I have read plenty of books). Please do not pass away without having read TTT.
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I discovered Cabrera Infante's Tres Tristes Tigres (in Spanish) about 15 years ago and was so blown away that I searched for a copy in English so I could share it with my non Spanish speaking friends. I read the English version as well so I would know what I was recommending since I did not know how well it would translate, and found another book, equally funny--I believe he and a graduate assistant did the translation. Infante has an incredible way with language. It is certainly true that he ... Read More
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Infante has written a masterpiece. This book covers ( and plays on ) the styles of so many popular writers that it boggles the mind. On top of that the TRANSLATED version plays with the english language in a way that would make James Joyce proud,and maybe a wee bit jealous (and in all possibility giving the translator a nervous break down). Easily one of the best books I have ever read.
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