The Idea of Cuba

by Alex Harris

Book Overview

Everyone seems to be waiting. A young woman in a pink shirt leans against a pillar. Two men sit on a stoop and look in her direction. Like most Havana streets, this one, Calle Zapatos in Santos Su rez, has seen better days. A glance reveals generations of faded paint, cracked plaster, and worn-down sidewalks. It's a curious kind of waiting--at once lethargic and restless--that I've become accustomed to in Cuba. Whatever is going to happen seems...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082634139X
• ISBN13: 9780826341396
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 11.4" x 10.2"