{"product_id":"king-of-cuba-9781476725666","title":"King of Cuba","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \"darkly hilarious\" (\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e) novel about a fictionalized Fidel Castro and an octogenarian Cuban exile obsessed with seeking revenge by the National Book Award finalist Cristina García, this \"clever, well-conceived dual portrait shows what connects and divides Cubans inside and outside of the island\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVivid and teeming with life, \u003ci\u003eKing of Cuba\u003c\/i\u003e transports readers to Cuba and Miami, and into the heads of two larger-than-life men: a fictionalized Fidel Castro and an octogenarian Cuban exile obsessed with seeking revenge against the dictator. García's masterful twinning of these characters combines with a rabble of other Cuban voices to portray the passions and realities of two Cubas--on the island and off-- in a pulsating story that entertains and illuminates.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCristina García is the author of eight novels including \u003ci\u003eDreaming in Cuban\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Agüero Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMonkey Hunting\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Handbook to Luck\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lady Matador's Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKing of Cuba\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHere in Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVanishing Maps. \u003c\/i\u003eHer work has been nominated for a National Book Award and translated into fifteen languages. She has taught at universities nationwide and is currently Resident Playwright at Central Works Theater in Berkeley. Visit her website at CristinaGarciaNovelist.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50566559138066,"sku":"9781476725666","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_07f2a1e4-e8e1-40cd-93e6-7b95cc6f20ed.jpg?v=1731901856","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/king-of-cuba-9781476725666","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}