{"product_id":"havana-black-a-mario-conde-mystery-9781904738152","title":"Havana Black: A Mario Conde Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eHavana Red\u003c\/i\u003e, the first of the Lt. Conde series: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Another winner from Bitter Lemon...an innovative take on the traditional detective story. A macho cop whose investigation into the murder of a transvestite leads him to ruminate on his own attraction to this 'philosophy of mimetics and erasure.'\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A scorching novel from a star of Cuban fiction. Conde's quest follows the basic rhythm of the whodunit, but Padura syncopates it with brilliant literary riffs on Cuban sex, society, religion, even food.\"--\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe brutally mutilated body of Miguel Forcade is discovered washed up on a Havana beach. Head smashed in by a baseball bat, genitals cut off by a dull knife. Forcade was once responsible for the confiscation of art works from the bourgeoisie fleeing the revolution. Had he really returned from exile just to visit his ailing father?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe novel evokes the disillusion of a generation, many of them veterans of the war in Angola, discovering the corruption of those who preceded them. Yet it is a eulogy of Cuba, its life of music, sex and the great friendships of the people who elected to stay and fight for survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeonardo Padura\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1955 in Havana and lives in Cuba. He is a prize-winning novelist, essayist, journalist, and scriptwriter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bitter Lemon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781904738152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.62h x 5.76w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/24\/2006 pg. 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2006 pg. 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/04\/2006 pg. 21\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Leonardo Padura","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36670114463900,"sku":"9781904738152","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_30497684-8d64-4c28-ac91-b0d9dd336830.jpg?v=1603921868","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/havana-black-a-mario-conde-mystery-9781904738152","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}