Cuba
Music and Sensuality

'Overlaid with a rich smoky patina, an atmosphere that reeks of slums and riches, cigar smoke and exotic perfumes. Havana Black is a strong tasting book, a rich feast of wit and feeling' The Independent

Discover Cuba through the novels of Leonardo Padura. His masterful prose and eye for detail evoke the Havana that millions of tourists have come to know: crumbling architecture, peeling paintwork and a pulsating, searing sensuality beneath the tropical sun. And of course the boleros and guarachas of Machito, Beny Moré, and Chano Poso.

But the Havana Quartet featuring Lieutenant Mario Conde also evokes the disillusionment of a generation who embraced the revolutionary cause and now struggles to survive in a decaying city. Padura is well placed to know. He grew up in the revolution, was sent to war in Angola and now writes his novels from his beloved Havana.

These crime novels are a eulogy to Cuba, to its music and women, and to the great friendships of those who chose to stay and fight for survival.

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Links
Padura-Author Interview
www.rprogreso.com/RPWeekly011002.htm

Padura-Cuba's best known novelists hold critical mirror up to their country
www.naplesnews.com/ 02/ 11/ neapolitan/ d854771a.htm

Padura-Cuban Missive
www.weeklyplanet.com/ 2001-10-04/ news3.htlm

Padura-Une voix qui grince a Cuba
www.lire.fr/ entrtien.asp/ idC=37099/ idTC=4/ idR=201idG=

Padura-Conversacion con Leonardo Padura
www.andes.missouri.edu/ andes/ Cronicas/ scpadura/ sc_padura1.html

Padura-Our man in Havana review
www.threemonkeysonline.com/ article.php?id=368

Padura-Guardian Profile
books.guardian.co.uk/ departments/ crime/ story/ 0,,1870553,00.html