Telex from Cuba by Rachel Kushner (English) Paperback Book

Description: Telex from Cuba by Rachel Kushner FROM THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF THE MARS ROOMA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTIONFidel and RaÚl Castro are in the hills, descending only to burn sugarcane plantations and recruit rebels. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The New York Times bestselling debut novel by the author of the Folio Prize shortlisted The FlamethrowersFROM THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF THE MARS ROOMA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTIONFidel and Raol Castro are in the hills, descending only to burn sugarcane plantations and recruit rebels.Rachel K is in Havanas Cabaret Tokio, entangled with a French agitator trying to escape his shameful past.Everly and K.C. are growing up in the dying days of a crumbling US colony, about to discover the cruelty and violence that have created their childhood idyll. Back Cover *A New York Times bestseller* *Finalist for the National Book Award in Fiction* Fidel and Ral Castro are in the hills, descending only to burn sugarcane plantations and recruit rebels. Rachel K is in Havanas Cabaret Tokio, entangled with a French agitator trying to escape his shameful past. Everly and K.C. are growing up in the dying days of a crumbling US colony, about to discover the cruelty and violence that have created their childhood idyll. Author Biography Rachel Kushner is the author of The Hard Crowd, her acclaimed essay collection, and the internationally bestselling novels The Mars Room, The Flamethrowers, and Telex from Cuba, as well as a book of short stories, The Strange Case of Rachel K. She has won the Prix Medicis and been shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Folio Prize, and was twice a finalist for the National Book Award in Fiction. She is a Guggenheim Foundation Fellow and the recipient of the Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her books are translated into twenty-seven languages. Review Rachel Kushners debut novel is an absolute blinder... Like the sea which surrounds Cuba, Telex From Cuba is ever-shifting, and it is luminous * The Times *If you relish glittering language that pursues emotional and political truth, youll be enthralled by Telex from Cuba... the atmosphere seethes and crackles... [a] lush, intoxicating book * Independent *Telex from Cuba is epic and enjoyable: the style is lush and precise; the parties and cookouts, the drinks and affairs are beautiful and poignant, full of the pleasures of wealth overshadowed by loss. -- Anne Enright * Guardian *Fascinating and vividly detailed... You can almost feel the heat radiating from the page: the air is mosquito-thick and tainted with a nickel oxide haze, the tropical landscape a character in its own right * Observer *A piece of fiction quite breathtaking in its assurance […] a beautifully weighted treatise on colonial attitudes, capitalism, racism and the interactions and divisions between cultures and classes -- Billy OCallaghan * Irish Examiner *A lush, meticulous, cinematic debut novel * Elle *Kushner evokes a dreamlike paradise... A poignant tale -- Antonia Charlesworth * Big Issue *[Kushners] cleverly counterposed registers and nuanced explanation of the way we make and remake ourselves elevates her book beyond the standard historical romp -- David Annand * Sunday Telegraph *Detail-packed prose * Glasgow Herald *Deeply evocative... A fascinating and vividly detailed portrait of the country -- Natasha Tripney * Observer * Promotional The New York Times bestselling debut novel by the author of the Folio Prize shortlisted The Flamethrowers Review Text Rachel Kushners debut novel is an absolute blinder ... Like the sea which surrounds Cuba, Telex From Cuba is ever-shifting, and it is luminous Review Quote Rachel Kushners debut novel is an absolute blinder ... Like the sea which surrounds Cuba, Telex From Cuba is ever-shifting, and it is luminous Promotional "Headline" The New York Times bestselling debut novel by the author of the Folio Prize shortlisted The Flamethrowers Details ISBN0099586991 Author Rachel Kushner Pages 336 Year 2014 ISBN-10 0099586991 ISBN-13 9780099586999 Format Paperback Imprint Vintage Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Media Book DEWEY 813.6 Publisher Vintage Publishing Language English UK Release Date 2014-04-03 Publication Date 2014-04-03 AU Release Date 2014-04-03 NZ Release Date 2014-04-03 Translator Polly McLean Birth 2020 Affiliation Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad, India Position UN Under-Secretary General and Rector Qualifications QC Alternative 9781448182329 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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