Tales from the Cuban empire / Antonio José Ponte ; translated from the Spanish by Cola Franzen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ponte, Antonio José, 1964-

Standardized Title:

Cuentos de todas partes del imperio. English

Language:

English

Spanish

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

90 pages ; 19 cm

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : City Lights Books, 2002.

Summary:

In the manner of fabled storytellers, Ponte creates a vivid picture of contemporary Cuba -- its real and imagined place in the world -- through stories told by a foreign exchange physics student, urban planners who discover an underground metropolis in their own neighborhood, a traveler stranded in an airport restroom, a suspicious stranger listening to stories spun in a barbershop, and a Chinese butcher in love with a beautiful daughter of Ochun. This inventive brew of fantasy, popular religion, science and science fiction, travel adventure, and tall tales celebrates the Cuban spirit at home and abroad.

Antonio Jose Ponte (born 1964 in Matanzas, Cuba) lives in Havana. He is the author of poetry, essays, novels, and stories.

Contents:

Prologue: Plea for the Head of Scheherazade 1

Tears in the Congri 3

Because of Men 13

A Knack for Making Ruins 21

At the Request of Ochun 45

The Summer in a Barbershop 65

Epilogue: Plea for the Head of Mazarino 89.

ISBN:

0872864073

OCLC:

50166894