San Antonio College Library

"Usnavy has always been a true believer. When the Cuban Revolution triumphed in 1959, he was just a young man and eagerly signed on for all of its promises. But as the years have passed, the sacrifices have outweighed the glories and he's become increasingly isolated in his revolutionary zeal. His friends openly mock him, his wife dreams of owning a car totally outside their reach, and his beloved fourteen-year-old daughter haunts the coast of Havana,...

"My grandfather knocked down Ernest Hemingway, or so I was told ..." So begins an intriguing journey of discovery to Cuba. Many years ago, Javier Lopez Angulo met the celebrated writer in Prohibition-era Havana. Now, his grandson returns to the island to find out why their friendship ended so abruptly. The result is a richly detailed historical novel. which brings to life the Golden Age of Havana in the 1930s and presents a fresh portrait of Hemingway...

"Tells the story of Jose Cemi, who, in the wake of his father's premature death, comes of age in turn-of-the-century Cuba."--Paperback cover.

A boy helps his father keep their very old car running as they make a trip to Havana for his newborn cousin's zero-year birthday. Includes author's note about cars in Cuba.

One of Cuba's most imaginative young writers presents this tale of one woman's spiritual and sexual reawakening, and a devastating portrayal of the Castro regime. In sensuous language, Valds renders day-to-day life in both urban and rural Cuba, while at the same time exploring the universal themes of love and loss.

Tanya is constantly at odds with her unreliable mother, so she is reluctant to follow her when she decides to move the family from Cuba to America.

The artistic Ernestina and the analytical Enriquito use their ingenuity to save a herd of wild horses and stop an evil landowner from spoiling their Cuban village.

San Francisco lawyer Willa Jansson becomes involved with spies, smugglers, and a jailed poet as she searches Havana for her missing mother. The mother failed to return from a goodwill visit to Cuba, which she made with a group of women.

Bongo finds his life as an insurance agent in 1957 Havana, Cuba in turmoil after a New Year's Eve bomb goes off in front of the Tropicana nightclub's center stage where his sister, the island's most famous showgirl, is performing.