{"product_id":"havana-lunar-paperback-by-robert-arellano","title":"Havana Lunar Paperback by Robert Arellano","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eAkashic Books, Ltd.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2009-03-03)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e200\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781933354682\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e368.55\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA literary crime novel on the last island of socialism, during a period of intense desperation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003ci\u003eHavana Lunar\u003c\/i\u003e named a Notable Selection in \u003ci\u003eCrimeReads\u003c\/i\u003e’s 10 Best Crime Novels of the Last Decade\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A sad, surreal, beautiful tour of the hell that was Cuba in the immediate aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union. The writing is hypnotic, the storytelling superb. \u003ci\u003eHavana Lunar\u003c\/i\u003e is perfect.” —Tim McLoughlin, author of \u003ci\u003eHeart of the Old Country\u003c\/i\u003e, editor of \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn Noir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne hungry, hallucinatory night in the dark heart of Havana, Mano Rodriguez, a young doctor with the revolutionary medical service, comes to the aid of a teenage \u003ci\u003ejinetera\u003c\/i\u003e named Julia. She takes refuge in his clinic to break away from the abusive \u003ci\u003echulo\u003c\/i\u003e who prostituted her, and they form an unlikely allegiance that Mano thinks might save him from his twin burdens: the dead-end hospital assignment he was delegated after being blacklisted by the Cuban Communist Party and a Palo Monte curse on his love life commissioned by a vengeful ex-wife. But when the pimp and his bodyguards come after Julia and Mano, the violent chain-reaction plunges them all into the decadent catacombs of Havana’s criminal underworld.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by fifty years of Cuban noir, from the \u003ci\u003eCold Tales of Virgilio Piñera\u003c\/i\u003e to Reinaldo Arenas’ \u003ci\u003eBefore Night Falls\u003c\/i\u003e, Arellano’s \u003ci\u003eHavana Lunar\u003c\/i\u003e intertwines an insider testimony on the collapse of socialist Cuba with a psychological mystery that climaxes in the eye of Hurricane Andrew.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eROBERT ARELLANO\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of six novels including \u003ci\u003eCurse the Names; Fast Eddie, King of the Bees;\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Don Dimaio of La Plata\u003c\/i\u003e. His nonfiction title \u003ci\u003eFriki: Rock and Rebellion in the Cuban Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e, was released in 2018. He lives in Oregon. His latest novel, \u003ci\u003eHavana Libre\u003c\/i\u003e, is the standalone sequel to his Edgar-nominated\u003ci\u003e Havana Lunar.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46556596273313,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781933354682","price":19.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781933354682.jpg?v=1781822669","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/havana-lunar-paperback-by-robert-arellano","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}