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Cuban crime writer Leonardo Padura’s ‘bloody rememberer’, Havana Police Lt. Mario Conde does for Cuba what John Updike’s Rabbit Angstrom did for America

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Cuban crime writer Leonardo Padura’s ‘bloody rememberer’, Havana Police Lt. Mario Conde does for Cuba what John Updike’s Rabbit Angstrom did for America

Cuban crime fiction was very much on my mind when I posted READING ’ROUND THE WORLD – Cuba on July 18, 2014. I was totally immersed in Leonardo Padura’s Havana Quartet,  and aware of an expanding enthusiasm for Havana Police Lieutenant Mario Conde. As I said at the time, I was enjoying Conde, but hadn’t quite made up my mind about … [Read more...]

READING ‘ROUND THE WORLD – CUBA

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READING ‘ROUND THE WORLD – CUBA

The Havana Quartet, because I couldn't stop at just one... Havana Blue (Mario Conde #1) by Leonardo Padura is the title on my list for the 2014 Global Reading Challenge, the North American section, Cuba in particular. I wasn't quite satisfied with just the one, so I'm reading the quartet: Havana Blue, Havana Gold, Havana Red, and this … [Read more...]

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