by Cristina García · Difel · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789722903974
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«As irmãs Agüero» is the novel by Cristina García, published by Difel in paperback (280 pages, in Portuguese).
Two Cuban sisters, Constancia and Reina, live opposite realities: one sells cosmetics in New York and the other works as an electrician in Cuba. After the death of their mother, the naturalist Blanca, they try to unravel the mystery that binds them. A novel about family secrets and identity between the island and the United States, with humor and bitterness.
Originally published as The Agüero Sisters. In 1998 it was shortlisted for the Orange Prize and in 1997 it won the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize.
For readers of literary fiction who enjoy stories about family, memory and the relationship between Cuba and the United States.
Cristina García is a Cuban-born American novelist and playwright. Her first novel, Dreaming in Cuban (1992), was a finalist for the National Book Award. She has since published her novels The Agüero Sisters (1997) and Monkey Hunting (2003), and has edited books of Cuban and other Latin American literature. Her other novels include, A Handbook to Luck (2007); The Lady Matador's Hotel (2010); King of Cuba (2013); Here in Berlin (2017); and Vanishing Maps (2023).
