Spared Angola: Memories from a Cuban-American Childhood

by Virgil Suárez

The moving collection evokes the agony and frustration borne of growing up in terminal exile and cultural limbo. But, from anguish and turmoil, the artist has wrought inspiration and crafted one of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558851976
• ISBN13: 9781558851979
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Arte Publico Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

A wonderful memoir written with a steady and insightful hand

This book pulls you in from page one as it travels like the human subconscious from beautiful memories to the skeletons we place delicately in closets. Suarez's knack for both poetry and prose makes the writing interesting--something you go back to again and again. I recommend this book to anyone who loves great writing and wants to experience another life and experience in a most intimate way.

Pretty good stuff from a interesting fellow

I read this book twice because it was so unusual. I like the way it blends fiction, poetry, and essays into a congruous whole. Very nice work. I highly recommend this for anyone interested in learning about the Cuban-American experience.