by Cristina García · Espasa-Calpe SA · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788423991129
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«Soñar en cubano» is the contemporary fiction novel by Cristina García, published by Espasa-Calpe in paperback (322 pages, in Spanish).
Four women of a Cuban family separated by revolution and exile: Celia, loyal to Fidel Castro, remains on the island; one daughter turns to Afro-Cuban cults; another fights communism in Brooklyn, while her punk daughter seeks her place. Letters and diaries alternate Havana and New York, uniting mothers and daughters despite differences.
Published in English as Dreaming in Cuban (1992), it was a finalist for the National Book Award. The Spanish translation was by Marisol Palés Castro; the edition belongs to the Grandes de Bolsillo collection, no. 11.
For readers of contemporary and historical fiction who enjoy family sagas, magical realism, and stories about the Cuban exile.
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).
