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The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love by Hijuelos, Oscar is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love about?
This memorable novel traces the arc of the two brothers’ lives — one charismatic and macho, the other soulful and sensitive — from Havana to New York, from East Coast clubs and dance halls to the heights of musical fame. It's 1949. Two young Cuban musicians make their way up from Havana to the grand stage of New York. It is the era of the mambo, and Castillo brothers, workers by day, become by night stars of the dance halls, where their orchestra plays the lush, sensuous, pulsing music that earns them the title of Mambo Kings. This is their moment of youth—a golden time that thirty years later will be remembered with nostalgia and deep affection. In The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love, Oscar Hijuelos has created a rich and enthralling novel about passion and loss and memory and desire. "This is an encyclopedic portrait of Latin music as it was played in New York in the 50's and 60's: the musicians, the restaurants, the eroticism, the great communal joy of making art at the societal margins... Hijuelos strings a remarkable net, catching wonderful information about the Latin music of the time and the heroic but unpretentious artists who made it." - Kirkus ReviewsOscar Hijuelos was
Who reads The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Hijuelos, Oscar
- Publisher
- Penguin Group
- Published
- 1990
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780060955458
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Peoples & Cultures Fiction
- Rating
- 3.68 / 5 (9,299 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14