by Oscar Hijuelos · SUMA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788483653777
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«Los reyes del mambo tocan canciones de amor» is the novel by Oscar Hijuelos, published by SUMA in paperback (560 pages, in Spanish).
It is 1949: two young Cuban musicians arrive in New York. The Castillo brothers make their way in the dance halls with boleros, mambos, rumbas and cha-cha-chas, until they are acclaimed as the Kings of Mambo. The novel follows their successes and their losses, and recreates a brilliant era of Hispanic music and American life.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, this Spanish-language edition, published in 2012, corresponds to the 1st ed., 1st printing.
For a general audience, with special appeal to readers of contemporary fiction interested in Latin music and the migrant experience.
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.
