La Mafia en La Habana

Enrigue Circules

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Seven Stories Press
03 June 2025

True stories

Este volumen presenta una imagen vibrante del imperio de la mafia en el Caribe cuando La Habana era el patio de recreo de los ricos y famosos.

This volume presents a vibrant portrait of the mafia empire in the Caribbean, at a time when Havana was the playground of the rich and famous.

Este volumen presenta una imagen vibrante del imperio de la mafia en el Caribe cuando La Habana era el patio de recreo de los ricos y famosos.

This volume presents a vibrant portrait of the mafia empire in the Caribbean, at a time when Havana was the playground of the rich and famous.

Con un ojo novelistico para el detalle y el drama, el premiado autor Enrique Cirules recrea de forma sorprendentemente atractiva y fantastica el mundo de Sinatra y su espectaculo, el mambo y la marihuana, policias y politicos corruptos, dirigidos por personajes oscuros como

Lucky

Luciano y Meyer Lansky.

En esta extensa investigaci n, el autor expone los estrechos vinculos entre la mafia, los intereses comerciales de Estados Unidos y las agencias de inteligencia. Mafia en La Habana gan

el Premio Casa de las Americas para la literatura de America Latina y el Premio de la Critica en 1994. Cuenta con impresionantes fotografias de algunos de los personajes famosos de La Habana en la epoca anterior a la revoluci n de 1959.

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With a novelist's eye for detail and drama, award-winning author Enrique Cirules compellingly and fantastically recreates the world of Sinatra and his show, mambo and marijuana, corrupt police and politicians-all under the control of shadowy figures like ""Lucky"" Luciano and Meyer Lansky.

In this extensive investigation, the author reveals the close ties between the mafia, U.S. business interests, and intelligence agencies. Mafia in Havana won the Casa de las Americas Prize for Latin American literature and the Critics' Prize in 1994. It features striking photographs of some of Havana's most famous figures from the years before the 1959 revolution.

By: Enrigue Circules
Imprint: Seven Stories Press
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9781925317312
ISBN 10: 1925317315
Pages: 282
Publication Date: 03 June 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Enrique Cirules (Nuevitas, Cuba, 1938-2016). Narrador y ensayista. Autor de varios libros de cuentos- Los perseguidos, 1972; En la corriente impetuosa, 1978; La otra guerra, 1979; y Luces sobre el canal, 1998. Ha escrito tambien las novelas La saga de La Gloria City, 1983; Bluefields, 1986; Extrana lluvia en la tormenta, 1988; y Los guardafronteras, 1983. Entre sus mas conocidos titulos se encuentran su novela testimonial Conversaci n con el oltimo norteamericano, 1973 (fundaci n, auge y destrucci n de una ciudad de norteamericanos en Cuba). Hemingway en la cayeria de Romano, Menci n Casa de las Americas 1999; La vida secreta de Meyer Lansky en La Habana, 2004, y la novela Santa Clara Santa, 2007. El Imperio de La Habana obtuvo el Premio Casa de las Americas 1993, y el Premio de la Critica 1994.

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