Caracol Beach

A Novel

Eliseo Alberto, Edith Grossman

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English

Vintage Books
15 September 2002

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Series: Vintage International

Eliseo Alberto's award-winning Caracol Beach combines the passionate imagination of magic realism with the plotting of a thriller (and a modicum of farce). The result is a literary tour de force.

Beto Milanes, the night watchman at a graveyard in the Florida resort town of Caracol Beach, is a guilt-ridden Cuban war veteran. Tormented by memories and hallucinations, he yearns to die but is unable to take his own life. Instead, he decides to force someone-anyone-to kill him. That decision sets in motion a night of violence that draws an odd assortment of characters into Beto's orbit. In scenes that range from the jungles of Angola to a seedy Florida bar, Alberto explores war, madness, exile, and the redemptive power of love.

Translated by Edith Grossman.

By: Eliseo Alberto
Translated by: Edith Grossman
Imprint: Vintage Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 252g
ISBN: 9780375705069
ISBN 10: 0375705066
Series: Vintage International
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 15 September 2002
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Eliseo Alberto is a poet, journalist, and filmmaker. He lives in Mexico City.

Reviews for Caracol Beach: A Novel

A spectacular read... Storytelling magic. -- The Miami Herald Magic realism is in flower, but beneath its extravagant exaggerations lie serious observations about human nature. -- The New York Times Book Review [B]rilliant... a modern tragedy where madness goes hand in hand with the absurd. -- El Pais