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Like her heroine, Achy Obejas was born in Havana and came to the United States as a young child. She is a cultural writer for the Chicago Tribune. Her articles have appeared in Vogue, The Nation, Ms. Latina, the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Reader, Girlfriend, High Performance, New City, and Chicago Reporter. She is the author of Memory Mambo, a novel, and We Came All the Way from Cuba So You could Dress Like This?, a collection of short stories. She is a frequent speaker at universities and community centers across the country and in Cuba.
A NOVEL THAT MANAGES TO BE BOTH SHARP-WITTEDAND ELEGIAC, BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN ANDFULL OF SURPRISES THROUGHOUT. -JOAN SILBERAuthor of In My Other Life Obejas relates the compelling and disquieting history of Judaism and anti-Semitism in Cuba amidst evocative musings on exile, oppression, inheritance, the unexpected consequences of actions both weak and heroic, and the unruliness of desire and love. - Booklist (starred review) Achy Obejas trains her poet's eye and her journalist's zeal on the ambiguities of exile, the disappointments of passionate love, and the fascinating 500-year story of Cuba's hidden Jews. We won't get anything as pat as a happy ending for our heroine, Alejandra, born with the Revolution, but the reader is guaranteed a magnificent journey. -RAY SUAREZ The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Author of The Old Neighborhood
