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Havana Red by Padura, Leonardo is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Havana Red about?

“A magnificent novel. Haunted by the tragic story and passion of its characters.”— Magazine Littéraire The first of the Havana quartet featuring Inspector Mario Conde, a tropical Marlowe. A young transvestite in a beautiful red dress is found strangled in a Havana park. Conde’s investigation into a violent murder exposes a stifling, corrupt society, a Cuban reality where nothing is what it seems. A dark and fascinating world of men and women born in the revolution who live without dreaming of exile and seek their identity in the midst of disaster. Leonardo Padura lives in Cuba. He is a novelist, essayist, journalist and scriptwriter. Havana Red has won numerous literary prizes, including the Hammett prize in Spain. ** Review Another winner from the same publisher, HAVANA RED is an innovative take on the traditional detective story. Marilyn Stasio -- New York Times, August 14, 2005 About the Author Leonardo Padura was born in 1955 in Havana. He is a prize winning novelist, essayist, journalist and scriptwriter. International fame came with the publication of the Havana Quartet, all featuring Lieutenant Mario Conde, of which Havana Black is the second to be available in English

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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Padura, Leonardo
Publisher
Bitter Lemon Press
Published
1997
Language
EN
ISBN
9781904738152
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Thriller, Fiction, Mystery

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