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The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love

Oscar Hijuelos

1

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16

score

#288 of 8,085 books · #149 in Fiction

Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1990). Also shortlisted or longlisted for 1 other award.

The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love won the Pulitzer Prize and was a New York Times bestseller. Brothers Nestor and Cesar Camillo arrive from Cuba in 1949 with dreams of becoming famous mambo musicians. 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. The novel tells of the triumphs and tragedies that befall two men blessed with gigantic appetites and profoundly melancholic hearts.

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Publisher
Rosetta Books
ISBN-13
9780795337604
Genre
Fiction
Topics
Immigrant experienceMusic and fameBrotherhood

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