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Oscar Hijuelos The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
Harpercollins 0060973277 / 9780060973278 PAPERBACK Good
0060973277 Amazon nInspired by their heroes Xavier Cugat and Desi Arnaz, brothers Cesar and Nestor Castillo come to New York City from Cuba in 1949 with designs on becoming mambo stars. Eventually they do--performing with Arnaz on I Love Lucy in 1955 and recording 78s with their own band, the Mambo Kings. In his second novel, Hijuelos traces the lives of the flashy, guitar-strumming Cesar and the timid, lovelorn Nestor as they cruise the East Coast club circuit in a flamingo-pink bus. Enriching the story are the brothers' friends and family members--all driven by their own private dreams. The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love won a Pulitzer Prize in 1990.--This text refers to the n nHardcover nedition. n nFrom Publishers Weekly nThe Mambo Kings are two brothers, Cesar and Nestor Castillo, Cuban-born musicians who immigrate to New York City in 1949. They form a band and enjoy modest success, their popularity peaking in 1956 with a guest appearance on the I Love Lucy show. PW lauded this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel: Hijuelos's pure storytelling skills commission every incident with a life and breath of its own. nCopyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Oscar Hijuelos The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
Haper 0140143912 / 9780140143911 PAPERBACK Good
0140143912 Product Description nIn the 1940s and 1950s, two young Cuban musicians make their way up from Havana to New York. The Castillo brothers are workers by day and musicians by night. Their orchestra plays the mambo music that earns them the title of The Mambo Kings. Winner of the 1989 Pulitzer Prize.
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Oscar Hijuelos The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
Harpercollins 0060973277 / 9780060973278 PAPERBACK Good
0060973277 Amazon nInspired by their heroes Xavier Cugat and Desi Arnaz, brothers Cesar and Nestor Castillo come to New York City from Cuba in 1949 with designs on becoming mambo stars. Eventually they do--performing with Arnaz on I Love Lucy in 1955 and recording 78s with their own band, the Mambo Kings. In his second novel, Hijuelos traces the lives of the flashy, guitar-strumming Cesar and the timid, lovelorn Nestor as they cruise the East Coast club circuit in a flamingo-pink bus. Enriching the story are the brothers' friends and family members--all driven by their own private dreams. The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love won a Pulitzer Prize in 1990.--This text refers to the n nHardcover nedition. n nFrom Publishers Weekly nThe Mambo Kings are two brothers, Cesar and Nestor Castillo, Cuban-born musicians who immigrate to New York City in 1949. They form a band and enjoy modest success, their popularity peaking in 1956 with a guest appearance on the I Love Lucy show. PW lauded this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel: Hijuelos's pure storytelling skills commission every incident with a life and breath of its own. nCopyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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