by Eliseo Alberto · Rowohlt Tb. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783499231193
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«Die Geschichte von José» is the novel by Eliseo Alberto, published by Rowohlt Tb. in 2001 in paperback (252 pages, in German).
The Cuban José is the protagonist of this novel in which captivity becomes a central metaphor: the narrative moves between the tropical jungle and Miami, combining realism and fable. Through his story, Eliseo Alberto explores the memory of exile, uprootedness, and the construction of identity.
The work was originally published as «La fábula de José» in 1999; this German edition is translated by Sybille Martin.
Eliseo Alberto de Diego García Marruz was a Cuban-born Mexican writer, novelist, essayist and journalist. His numerous works include the novel Caracol Beach. Alberto was nicknamed Lichi.
