{"product_id":"a-simple-habana-melody-9781538722190","title":"A Simple Habana Melody","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom a Pulitzer Prize-winning author comes a \"masterpiece\" about a composer returning to his beloved homeland after WWII (\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The year is 1947. Israel Levis, a Cuban composer whose life once revolved around music and love, is finally returning home. En route to Habana, Cuba from Spain, he is a shadow of his former self, disillusioned after he was mistakenly sent to a camp during the Nazi occupation of France. In Habana, he escapes his anguish by reminiscing about his happiest moments before the war, when he lived a life of pleasure and excitement--and had a loving, if unrequited romance with Rita Valladares, the alluring singer who inspired Levis's most famous composition, \"Rosas Puras.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A tender homage to music, art, and a vibrant country at the edge of modernity, \u003ci\u003eA Simple Habana Melody \u003c\/i\u003eis a virtuoso performance from one of America's most talented writers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIncludes a reading group guide. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538722190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.30w x 0.90d","brand":"Oscar Hijuelos","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45078830940341,"sku":"9781538722190","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_5d43c3c9-5a53-4cd7-8c66-759a85a89e49.jpg?v=1738681788","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-simple-habana-melody-9781538722190","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}