{"product_id":"farewell-to-the-sea-a-novel-of-cuba-9780140066364","title":"Farewell to the Sea: A Novel of Cuba","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"...a passionate indictment of tyranny.\" -- \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwice confiscated by Cuban authorities and rewritten from memory, this is Arenas' most celebrated novel  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this brilliant, apocalyptic vision of Castro's Cuba, we meet a young couple who leave the dreariness of Havana and spend six days at a small seaside retreat, where they hope to recapture the desire and carefree spirit that once united them. In a stunning juxtaposition of narrative voices, the wife recounts the grim reality of her marriage, the demands of motherhood, and her loss of freedom, innocence, and hope; while her husband, a disillusioned poet and disenchanted revolutionary, recalls his political struggles and laments the artistic and homosexual freedom that has been denied him. Rich in hallucination, myth and fantasy, \u003cb\u003eFarewell to the Sea\u003c\/b\u003e is a fierce and unforgettable work that speaks for the entire human condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/1987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140066364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.78h x 5.12w x 0.96d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/12\/1987\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reinaldo Arenas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43568651534517,"sku":"9780140066364","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6eb99a79-9c7f-45fa-923b-c42c98a4050e.jpg?v=1706628170","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/farewell-to-the-sea-a-novel-of-cuba-9780140066364","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}