“Telex From Cuba”

This it the book I’m currently reading, and I love it so much that I want to share the info. Written by current Los Angeles resident, Rachel Kushner, “Telex From Cuba” was nominated for a 2008 National Book Award and has garnered numerous reviews and accolades. I checked my copy out at the local library, and there is already a waiting list. I’m only halfway through and must finish by week’s end.

Lucky Canadians, lucky almost everyone else, who gets to travel freely to Cuba. Although, alas, it will never be the same as its 1950′s self. As I see it, that is both good and bad. But there are still the cars, the dogs, the baseball, the arroz con pollo, the wild weather, the rouged women, and much intrigue. Or, so I’ve been told by friends who have visited.

Within the pages of “Telex From Cuba”:

• Life within the American enclave Oriente Province

• Young brothers Fidel and Raul Castro

• Bad boys and men

• Good girls and women

• Bad girls and women

• Zazou dancer Rachel K

• Poncho, the monkey

• Presidente Batista

• Ernest Hemingway (at the bar)

• Mysterious Parisian arms dealer La Mazière (also at the bar)

• Boring 1950s American food

• Rum–both premium and rotgut

• The twins, Val and Pamela