My Havana
My Havana

Author: Maria Carida Cumana

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2014-09-24

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 1442669004

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For more than thirty years, musician Carlos Varela has been a guide to the heart, soul, and sound of Havana. One of the best known singer-songwriters to emerge out of the Cuban nueva trova movement, Varela has toured in North America, the Caribbean, Latin America, and Europe. In North America, Varela is “Cuba’s Bob Dylan.” In Cuba, he is the voice of the generation that came of age in the 1990s and for whom his songs are their generation’s anthems. My Havana is a lyrical exploration of Varela’s life and work, and of the vibrant musical, literary, and cinematic culture of his generation. Popular both among Cubans on the island and in the diaspora, Varela is legendary for the intense political honesty of lyrics. He is one of the most important musicians in the Cuban scene today. In My Havana, writers living in Canada, Cuba, the United States, and Great Britain use Varela’s life and music to explore the history and cultural politics of contemporary Cuba. The book also contains an extended interview with Varela and English translations of the lyrics to all his recorded songs, most of which are appearing in print for the very first time.

My Havana
My Havana

Author: Maria Caridad Cumaná

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2014-01-01

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 1442615788

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For more than thirty years, musician Carlos Varela has been a guide to the heart, soul, and sound of Havana. My Havana is a lyrical exploration of Varela's life and work, and of the vibrant musical, literary, and cinematic culture of his generation.

My Havana
My Havana

Author: Rosemary Wells

Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 65

ISBN-13: 076364305X

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Relates events in the childhood of architect Secundino Fernandez, who left his beloved Havana, Cuba, with his parents, first to spend a year in Spain, and later to move to New York City.

My Havana
My Havana

Author: Rosemary Wells

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 73

ISBN-13: 076364305X

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Relates events in the childhood of architect Secundino Fernandez, who left his beloved Havana, Cuba, with his parents, first to spend a year in Spain, and later to move to New York City.

Goodbye, My Havana
Goodbye, My Havana

Author: Anna Veltfort

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2019-10-08

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1503610780

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This graphic memoir of growing up queer in Revolutionary Cuba “is both historically important and utterly engaging” (Justin Hall, editor of No Straight Lines). Through evocative illustration and honest prose, Anna Veltfort tells a candidly personal story set against a backdrop of world-changing events during the headiest years of the Cuban Revolution. Goodbye, My Havana follows sixteen-year-old Connie as her relatively privileged life among anti-imperialist expatriates turns to progressive disillusionment and heartbreak. The consolidation of Castro’s position brings violence, cruelty, and betrayal to Connie's doorstep. And the crackdown that ultimately forces her family and others to flee for their lives includes homosexuals among its targets. Connie’s coming-of-age story is one also about the dangers of coming out. With clarity and tenderness, Veltfort looks back at her alter ego and a forgotten era. She takes leave of the past even as she brings neglected moments of the Cold War into the present.

Cuba
Cuba

Author: Inverna Lockpez

Publisher: Vertigo

Published: 2011-09-13

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9781401222185

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Believing in the promises of the Cuban Revolution, Sonya joins Castro's militia and becomes a medic, only to find herself imprisoned and tortured by her own comrades and later realizing that none of her efforts fall in line with Castro's regime.

All the Way to Havana
All the Way to Havana

Author: Margarita Engle

Publisher: Henry Holt Books For Young Readers

Published: 2017-08-29

Total Pages: 45

ISBN-13: 1627796428

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Showcasing the colorful buildings and iconic classic cars of Havana, this verse picture book follows a Cuban boy and his family on their road trip into the city.

Scatter My Ashes Over Havana
Scatter My Ashes Over Havana

Author: Olga Karman

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780976509646

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Distinguished poet and teacher Olga Korman's memoir of exile to the United States in the latter half of the 20th century. Describes her flight from Cuba amid political turmoil, her struggle for a new life in a foreign country, and an eventful return visit to Cuba some 37 years later. Depicts scenes of revolution in Cuba, of the student rebellion at Harvard University and of social upheaval in the United States during the 1960s. Shows the fight of Hispanic peoples for social and political recognition in Buffalo, N.Y., where she has taught Spanish language and literature for the last 20 years.

Good-bye, Havana! Hola, New York!
Good-bye, Havana! Hola, New York!

Author: Edie Colon

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2011-08-23

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1442434848

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“Lush, evocative.” —School Library Journal “Raul Colón’s art…has a sweetness that’s sometimes tinged with anxiety, sometimes with hope. A fine addition to books about the immigrant experience.” —Booklist “This gentle look back at an important time will also speak to contemporary children whose families are starting anew in the United States.” —Publishers Weekly When five year old Gabriella hears talk of Castro and something called revolution in her home in Cuba, she doesn't understand. Then when her parents leave suddenly and she remains with her grandparents, life isn't the same. Soon the day comes when she goes to live with her parents in a new place called the Bronx. It isn't warm like Havana, and there is traffic not the ocean outside her window. Their life is different—it snows in the winter and the food at school is hot dogs and macaroni. What will it take for the Bronx to feel like home?

Next Year in Havana
Next Year in Havana

Author: Chanel Cleeton

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2021-03

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 0593337204

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A HELLO SUNSHINE x REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK "A beautiful novel that's full of forbidden passions, family secrets and a lot of courage and sacrifice."--Reese Witherspoon After the death of her beloved grandmother, a Cuban-American woman travels to Havana, where she discovers the roots of her identity--and unearths a family secret hidden since the revolution... Havana, 1958. The daughter of a sugar baron, nineteen-year-old Elisa Perez is part of Cuba's high society, where she is largely sheltered from the country's growing political unrest--until she embarks on a clandestine affair with a passionate revolutionary... Miami, 2017. Freelance writer Marisol Ferrera grew up hearing romantic stories of Cuba from her late grandmother Elisa, who was forced to flee with her family during the revolution. Elisa's last wish was for Marisol to scatter her ashes in the country of her birth. Arriving in Havana, Marisol comes face-to-face with the contrast of Cuba's tropical, timeless beauty and its perilous political climate. When more family history comes to light and Marisol finds herself attracted to a man with secrets of his own, she'll need the lessons of her grandmother's past to help her understand the true meaning of courage.