Sonny

Author:   Israel Cartaya
Publisher:   Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN:  

9781503372306


Pages:   492
Publication Date:   25 January 2015
Format:   Paperback
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Cuba, años 70. Rosa cría a su hijo Sonny a escondidas en una casa de Placetas, convencida de ser la esposa de Dios y de que Su regreso al mundo de los hombres se encuentra próximo.El ingreso hospitalario de la mujer, obliga a Sonny a salir de casa, provocando una notable conmoción entre sus vecinos. El muchacho no comprende nada. Por primera vez en sus dieciséis años de vida, se encuentra solo y desamparado, expuesto a la crudeza de un mundo que empieza ahora a mostrarse ante sus ojos en toda su plenitud.Pequeñas ciudades de provincia, aldeas de bohíos, centros de reeducación para jóvenes conflictivos, hospitales. Un viaje agridulce a través de la Cuba rural en la plenitud del régimen castrista, vivido a través de la inocencia de quien todo lo descubre por primera vez.Historia, romance, acoso escolar, suspense, sabotaje y muerte. ¿Locura o Voz Divina? Cuba, the '70s. Rosa raises her son Sonny hidden away in her house in Placetas, convinced that she is the wife of God and that His return to thisworld is imminent.When she is taken into hospital, Sonny is forced to leave the house, causing quite a commotion among his neighbors. The boy doesn't understand athing. For the first time in his sixteen years he finds himself alone andhelpless, exposed to the crude reality of a world that is now beingrevealed to him in all its glory.Small provincial towns, palm-hut villages, juvenile centers for difficultyouths, hospitals. A bittersweet journey through rural Cuba at the heightof the Castro regime, lived through the innocence of someone discovering everything for the first time.History, romance, bullying, suspense, sabotage and murder. Madness or the Voice of God?

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Author:   Israel Cartaya
Publisher:   Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Imprint:   Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.717kg
ISBN:  

9781503372306


ISBN 10:   1503372308
Pages:   492
Publication Date:   25 January 2015
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately.
Language:   Spanish

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