Havana

ALFREDO JOSE ESTRADA was the editor-in-chief of Vista magazine, which is distributed in over thirty newspapers and is the largest publication for U.S. Hispanics in the country. Born in Havana and educated at Harvard, he lives in Austin, Texas, USA.

• Return to Havana; Hatuey's Revenge; The Exterminating Angel; Time of the Mameyes; Don Tabaco and Dona Azucar; Exiles; The Apostle of Freedom; Remembering the Maine; The Republic of Rumba; Hemingway's Ghost; Havana Nights; Che's Revolution; Adios, Havana.

"'Captures the imagination from the first page to the last. Estrada illuminates this legendary city as never before.' - Oscar Hijuelos 'Havana: Autobiography of a City' captures the imagination from the first page to the last. Brimming with curiosities, anecdotes, obscure facts and seductive personalities, the narrative reads as a blend of history, novel, and lyric essay. Estrada illuminates this legendary city as never before.' - Oscar Hijuelos, author of Pulitzer Prize-winning The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love 'This is narrative history at its best: Alfredo Jose Estrada makes Havana come alive as a dynamic entity with its own personality, tracing its development from colonial days to the present. It is also the best compact history of Cuba ever written in English. Beautifully worded, masterfully paced, the narrative can sweep you away and take you to Havana, at least in spirit. It is vivid enough to make any exile weep. When Havana finally sheds its monstrous dictatorship, this will be the book to take along and savor, page by page, street by street.' - Carlos Eire, author of Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy 'A fascinating historical overview of a fascinating city. Insightful and interesting, a penetrating look at the rise and fall of one of the most beautiful Latin American capitals.'- Jaime Suchlicki, Professor and Director, Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami, USA"