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'Vivid, fast-moving and often dazzling ... The pace leaves you breathless' - Kate Saunders, The Times
'Elegant and seductive' - Guardian
'Spellbinding ... Acosta does for prose what he has done for the ballet, bringing to it a muscular sexiness and a rural saltiness' - Independent on Sunday
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A dazzling novel of revolution, family secrets, love and identity across four generations
Oscar Mandinga, great-grandchild of the founders of a small hamlet deep in the Cuban hinterland, is a sardonic teller of tales - some taller than others. But one day Oscar wakes to find himself utterly alone, the sole descendant of his family line. He is not sure what to do or where to go, but in the midst of this uncertainty, he holds fast to what his grandfather always told him: 'No man knows who he is until he knows his past.' So Oscar sets out to find his ancestral village and the meaning of the magical pig's-foot amulet he has inherited.
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'A little pressure cooker of a novel' - Daily Express
'An enormously warm-hearted novel: tearful at times, triumphant at others' - Mail on Sunday
Autorentext
About Carlos Acosta: From humble origins in Havana, Acosta's soaring athleticism and emotional magnetism has transformed him into a global star. Since graduating from the National Ballet School of Cuba he has graced all the world's major dance stages; Paris Opera House, the American Ballet Theatre, the Bolshoi Ballet - reaching his peak in 2011 when he, with Tamara Rojo, danced in Romeo and Juliet before 14,000 people at London's O2 Arena.
Zusammenfassung
______________________'Vivid, fast-moving and often dazzling ... The pace leaves you breathless' - Kate Saunders, The Times'Elegant and seductive' - Guardian'Spellbinding ... Acosta does for prose what he has done for the ballet, bringing to it a muscular sexiness and a rural saltiness' - Independent on Sunday______________________A dazzling novel of revolution, family secrets, love and identity across four generationsOscar Mandinga, great-grandchild of the founders of a small hamlet deep in the Cuban hinterland, is a sardonic teller of tales some taller than others. But one day Oscar wakes to find himself utterly alone, the sole descendant of his family line. He is not sure what to do or where to go, but in the midst of this uncertainty, he holds fast to what his grandfather always told him: 'No man knows who he is until he knows his past.' So Oscar sets out to find his ancestral village and the meaning of the magical pig's-foot amulet he has inherited.______________________'A little pressure cooker of a novel' - Daily Express'An enormously warm-hearted novel: tearful at times, triumphant at others' - Mail on Sunday