by Oscar Hijuelos · Fischer (Tb.), Frankfurt · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783596113354
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«Die Mambo Kings spielen Songs der Liebe» is the novel by Oscar Hijuelos, published by Fischer Taschenbuch in paperback (430 pages, in German).
The novel follows Cuban brothers César and Néstor Castillo, who arrive in New York in the late 1940s to succeed as musicians. At the height of the mambo era, the Castillo orchestra becomes a sensation in the dance halls, and the narrative combines nostalgia, family, love, and the experience of Cuban emigrants in the United States.
First installment of the Mambo Kings series. The novel won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1990. Original title: The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love.
For readers of literary and historical fiction interested in music, Cuban culture, and the migrant experience in the United States.
Oscar Jerome Hijuelos was an American novelist of Cuban descent, during a year-long convalescence from a childhood illness spent in a Connecticut hospital he lost his knowledge of Spanish, his parents' native language. He was educated in New York City, and wrote short stories and advertising copy.
