Distant Palaces

Abilio Estévez

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Vintage
15 February 2005

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

'Havana's ravishing decay has never been more beautifully rendered. This is a strange and wonderfully dreamy book' - Sunday Telegraph

Abilio Estevez conjures up the melancholy beauty of contemporary Havana with passion and eloquence in this story about a trio of misfits.

When Victorio learns that his home is about to be demolished he leaves his job, burns his possessions and takes to the streets. Wandering the city, he meets two people who change his life- Salma, a young prostitute, and Don Fuco, an enigmatic old man who performs as a clown. In the ruins of an old theatre, Don Fuco initiates his new friends into the secrets of poetry and theatre, bringing beauty, magic and exuberance into the pinched lives of Havana's citizens.

Distant Palaces is a novel about human resilience and joy in the face of crushing odds. It confirms Abilio Estevez as one of Latin America's most talented and inventive novelists.

By: Abilio Estévez
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9780099468660
ISBN 10: 0099468662
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 15 February 2005
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Abilio Estevez was born in Havana in 1954 and lives in Spain. He is the author of plays, a collection of poems and a volume of short stories. His previous novel, Thine Is the Kingdom, has been translated into twelve languages and was published by Harvill.

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An exuberant novel... the lost dreams of a battered, once beautiful city have a tangible presence * Financial Times * A novel that defends beauty as the soul of reason, dignity and happiness * El Pais * Possibly the most outstanding novel that Latin American literature has produced since the Sixties * Abc * Estevez never falters in this story of the dogged pursuit of happiness in a city loved and hated in equal measure by its inhabitants * Metro *

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