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Zusatztext "There are many wonderful revelations in this seductive collection! but perhaps the greatest comes from the bittersweet taste of Cuba with which it leaves us -- the sense of the beloved island! forever present in the poetic act of remembering." -- Wendy Gimbel! author of Havana Dreams Informationen zum Autor Lori Marie Carlson is the author of two novels, two landmark bilingual poetry anthologies, and many other young adult and children's books. Oscar Hijuelos is a first-generation Cuban American and the first Latino to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. He has written six novels, the most recent of which is A Simple Habana Melody. They live in New York City.Oscar Hijuelos (1951–2013) was a first-generation Cuban American and the first Latino to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction; he also won the Rome Prize and the Hispanic Heritage Award for Literature. He wrote several novels, including Dark Dude, The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love, and Beautiful Maria of My Soul. Klappentext Here are the sights, sounds, and rhythms of Cuba, revealed in the evocative works of some of the finest Cuban and Cuban American poets of the twentieth century. In Burnt Sugar, bestselling translator Lori Marie Carlson and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Oscar Hijuelos have created an intimate collection of some of their favorite modern poems, all of which are informed by cubanía -- the essence of what it means to be Cuban. "Cuban" in this sense refers neither to ideology nor to geography but rather to the distinguishing characteristics of Cuban poetry as it has developed over time: clever verbal play, overt rhythmic notes, and an intensity of longing, whether religious, political, or amorous.Many of these poems have never been translated into English before, and taken together they, as the editors say, "produce a vibrant, satisfying sound and vivid imagery. They allow for some understanding of modern-day preoccupations, contradictions, feelings, and attitudes considered to be Cuban." Stirring, immediate, and universal in its sensibility, Burnt Sugar is a luminous collection lovingly compiled by two of the world's foremost authorities on the subject. Zusammenfassung Here are the sights! sounds! and rhythms of Cuba! revealed in the evocative works of some of the finest Cuban and Cuban American poets of the twentieth century. In Burnt Sugar! bestselling translator Lori Marie Carlson and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Oscar Hijuelos have created an intimate collection of some of their favorite modern poems! all of which are informed by cubanía -- the essence of what it means to be Cuban. "Cuban" in this sense refers neither to ideology nor to geography but rather to the distinguishing characteristics of Cuban poetry as it has developed over time: clever verbal play! overt rhythmic notes! and an intensity of longing! whether religious! political! or amorous. Many of these poems have never been translated into English before! and taken together they! as the editors say! "produce a vibrant! satisfying sound and vivid imagery. They allow for some understanding of modern-day preoccupations! contradictions! feelings! and attitudes considered to be Cuban." Stirring! immediate! and universal in its sensibility! Burnt Sugar is a luminous collection lovingly compiled by two of the world's foremost authorities on the subject. ...
