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Caracol Beach
by Eliseo Alberto
$11.95
Paperback,
357 pgs (Apr
1999)
Ediciones Alfaguara,
S.A.; Dimensions : 0.92 x 8.27 x 5.22
Arbitrary whimsy and
narrative fireworks are the order of two tense days in June in a
hitherto sleepy Florida resort (the title town)—in this
heavy-breathing 1998 novel by Cuban journalist and poet Alberto. A
crazed Cuban veteran, unable to commit suicide, goes in search of
someone to do the deed for him. Original and rich character
development, precise and musical in its language, a novel that readers
cannot put down.
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Informe Contra Mi Mismo
by Eliseo Alberto
$19.95
Paperback, 293 pgs (May 1998)
Santillana Pub Co; Dimensions
(in inches): 0.68 x 9.48 x 6.02
In this book, Alberto narrates
the trials and tribulations that his family--headed by his father,
Eliseo Diego, a famous poet--underwent during the Cuban revolution. A
profoundly personal and courageous study of the impact of communism on
Alberto and his generation.
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Afrodita : Cuentos, Recetas Y Otros Afrodisiacos
by Isabel Allende
$4.49
Paperback,
323 pgs (Oct 1998)
Harperperennial
Library; Dimensions (in inches): 0.66 x 9.75 x 7.15
Here, readers
will discover recipes from Allende's mother, poems, stories from
ancient and medieval literature, paintings, fascinating tidbits on the
sensual art of food, tips on how to attract one's mate and more.
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Cuentos De Eva Luna
by Isabel Allende
$10.36
Paperback,
256 pgs (May 1995)
HarperCollins (paper);
Dimensions (in inches): 0.63 x 8.02 x 5.29
In this magical
bestseller, the story-telling heroine of Eva Luna returns with a rich
treasure trove of tales--two dozen vibrant, enchanting demonstrations
of her artistry. Here is the foreign made indelibly familiar by the
imagination, the passion, and the eloquence of one of the world's
leading writers. |
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De Amor Y De Sombra
by Isabel Allende
$10.36
Paperback,
272 pgs (May 1995)
HarperCollins (paper);
Dimensions (in inches): 0.62 x 7.98 x 5.26
Here is a tale of love
and political commitment that centers on the unconventional, naive
daughter of a wealthy family and the son of a Spanish exile, with whom
she becomes involved. Together, as reporter and photographer, they
uncover a hideous crime that puts their love and lives at risk.
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El Plan Infinito
by Isabel Allende
$10.40
Paperback,
336 pgs (May 1995)
HarperCollins (paper);
Dimensions (in inches): 0.80 x 8.04 x 5.35
This novel tells the
poignant story of one man's quest for love and his soul in post-World
War II America, and his struggle to come to terms with a childhood of
poverty and neglect. |
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Eva Luna
by Isabel Allende
$7.99
Paperback,
288 pgs
(May 1995)
HarperCollins (paper);
Dimensions (in inches): 0.71 x 8.04 x 5.34
Eva Luna tells her
story, a picaresque tale of the people she has encountered, including
a Lebanese emigre, a street urchin, a transsexual entertainer, and a
German refugee. |
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Hija De La Fortuna
by Isabel Allende
$11.16
Hardcover, 429 pgs (May 1999)
Harpercollins; Dimensions:
1.41 x 9.70 x 6.51
The story of a pregnant Chilean
woman's journey to America during the Gold Rush in search of her
x- love. She finds adventure, independence, freedom and adversity.
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La Casa De Los Espiritus
by Isabel Allende
$11.16
Paperback,
464 pgs
(May 1995)
HarperCollins (paper);
Dimensions (in inches): 1.09 x 8.03 x 5.33
Here, in an
astonishing debut by a gifted storyteller, is the magnificent saga of
proud and passionate men and women and the turbulent times through
which they suffer and triumph. They are the Truebas. And theirs is a
world you will not want to leave, and one you will not forget. |
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Paula
by Isabel Allende
$11.20
Paperback,
(Apr 1996)
HarperCollins (paper);
Dimensions (in inches): 0.87 x 8.03 x 5.31
While her
28-year-old daughter Paula lay in a coma, Isabel Allende records her
memoirs. She tells of her outrageous relatives. Irony and marvelous
flights of fantasy mix with the icy reality of Paula's deathly illness
as Allende sketches childhood scenes in Chile and Lebanon; her uncle
Salvatore Allende's reign and ruin as Chilean president; her struggles
to shake off or find love; and her metamorphosis into a writer. |
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En El Tiempo De Las Mariposas
by Julia Alvarez
$11.16
Paperback,
320 pgs (May 1998)
Plume; Dimensions (in
inches): 0.90 x 7.79 x 5.11
In the Dominican
Republic in 1960, three young women from a pious Catholic family were
assassinated after visiting their husbands who had been jailed as
suspected rebel leaders. They then become mythical figures in their
country, where they are known as Las Mariposas. Each of the sisters
speaks in her own voice. |
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Yo!
by Julia Alvarez
$11.20
Paperback,
416 pgs (Sept 1999)
Plume; Dimensions (in
inches): 0.94 x 8.00 x 5.32
In this zesty, exuberant
follow-up to the wildly popular "How the Garcia Girls Lost Their
Accents", Yolanda is now a writer who has infuriated her whole family
by publishing the intimate details of their lives as fiction. A full
and true exploration of a woman's soul, as well as a meditation on the
writing life, "Yo!" is a "novel of astonishing richness and
magnanimity, a sophisticated work of art that is also warmly
accessible". |
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Bendiceme, Ultima
by Rudolfo A. Anaya
$6.50
Paperback,
(Sept
1994)
Warner Books;
Dimensions (in inches): 0.93 x 6.79 x 4.22
The author of
Albuquerque
presents the story of young Antonio Marez, who has been raised
under the protective wing of a mystic and herbal healer and seeks out
his family heritage while learning the secrets of his mentor. |
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El Anatomista by
Federico Andahazi
$10.36
Paperback,
(October 1998)
Doubleday; Dimensions
(in inches): 0.99 x 8.09 x 5.33
Published to critical
acclaim in his native Argentina, Andahazi's sensational #1 bestseller
transports readers to Venice in the 16th century, telling the story of
Colon--a man of science and reason--who is on the verge of making a
most earthshaking discovery. |
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Las Piadosas
by Federico Andahazi
$15.00
Paperback,
219 pgs
(Mar 1999)
Bantam Doubleday Dell
Pub (Trd Pap); Dimensions (in inches): 0.70 x 8.48 x 6.00
This atmospheric and erotic
story follows the pursuits of Byron's personal secretary John William
Polidri, whose all consuming envy of his employer and his literary
friends leads him to strike a deal with a monster in the guise of a
woman who promises him literary fame in return for his sperm. The
reader follows Polidri's descent into madness as he discovers the true
nature of the pact he has made and its consequences. |
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Borderlands/La Frontera
by Gloria E. Anzaldua
$13.95
Paperback,
260 pgs (May 1999)
Consortium Book Sales & Dist;
Dimensions (in inches): 0.74 x 8.51 x 5.54
"Borderlands are
physically present wherever two or more cultures edge each other,
where people of different races occupy the same territory, where
under, lower, middle and upper classes touch, where the space between
two individuals shrinks with intimacy". |
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Jose Saramago :
El Amor Posible
by Juan Arias
$20.95
Paperback,
191 pgs
(May 1998)
Planeta Pub Corp;
Dimensions (in inches): 0.66 x 9.05 x 5.99 |
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Los De Abajo : Novela De La Revolucion Mexicana
by Mariano Azuela
$13.50
Paperback,
128 pgs (Aug 1997)
Penguin USA (Paper);
Dimensions (in inches): 0.41 x 7.77 x 5.09
The tale of a heroic Indian, Demetrio Macias, battling side by side
with Pancho Villa during the Mexican Revolution, captures the common
man's struggles and sacrifices during a difficult period in history. |
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