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Achy Obejas
Born
in Havana, Cuba
January 01, 1956
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Memory Mambo
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1996
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9 editions
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We Came All the Way from Cuba So You Could Dress Like This?: Stories
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1994
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10 editions
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Days of Awe
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published
2001
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9 editions
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Ruins
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published
2009
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10 editions
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Havana Noir (Akashic Noir)
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published
2007
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10 editions
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The Tower of the Antilles
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published
2017
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3 editions
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Barcelona Noir (Akashic Noir)
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published
2011
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13 editions
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Boomerang / Bumerán: Poetry / Poesía
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This Is What Happened in Our Other Life
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published
2007
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Immigrant Voices: 21st Century Voices
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published
2014
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3 editions
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“Offspring were a joy or a shame, but still the crown of their elders, nature's unpredictable creatures.”
― Ruins
― Ruins
“I want to ask him how much he expects to take.”
― We Came All the Way from Cuba So You Could Dress Like This?: Stories
― We Came All the Way from Cuba So You Could Dress Like This?: Stories
“What does my family want for me? My mother would say happiness, but she couldn't tell you what that means, not really. My father would say, "Whatever she wants" - because he has no idea whatsoever what that might be, and it would shock him to realize that. If asked, Nena and Pucho would look at each other nervously, dismayed by their own lack of knowledge.
Right now, I hold on to myself, sometimes literally. I hold on to my sides, my arms, my stubborn ankles, because in this house of nostalgia and fear, of time warps and trivia, I'm the only one I know about for sure.”
― Memory Mambo
Right now, I hold on to myself, sometimes literally. I hold on to my sides, my arms, my stubborn ankles, because in this house of nostalgia and fear, of time warps and trivia, I'm the only one I know about for sure.”
― Memory Mambo
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