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About This Book:

Title: The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love

Other Available Formats:
Hardcover, 1989
Paperback, 1990
Audio Cassette, 1991
Paperback, 1992
Paperback, 1999
Paperback, 2005

Synopsis
An aging Cuban-American musician living in a flop house in East Harlem in the early 1980s recalls his youthful success: in 1949, as he and his brother played the dance halls of New York, they became known as the Mambo Kings. Postwar New York was an exciting place for Cesar and Nestor Castillo, and the lush, sensuous music they played, and the many women they loved, are pleasant memories for the ailing Cesar.

Details
Language:        English

Size
Length:        448 Pages



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"Exhilarating and exuberant and passion-rocked...Hijuelos's American dream is as strong and rich and sweet as a Cuban coffee."


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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love and it was written by Oscar Hijuelos. This edition of The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love is in a Paperback format. This books publish date is May 2010 and it has a suggested retail price of $15.99. There are 448 pages in the book and it was published by Hyperion Books. The 10 digit ISBN is 1401310028 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9781401310028. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.