{"product_id":"9781538722190-a-simple-habana-melody","title":"A Simple Habana Melody","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Novel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"powerfully evocative\u003c\/b\u003e\" \u003cb\u003enovel about a Cuban composer whose 1928 rumba takes Europe and America by storm\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, with a new foreword from Grammy award-winning jazz musician Arturo O'Farrill (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Pulitzer Prize-winning author Oscar Hijuelos comes a \"massively engaging.masterpiece of history, music, wonder, and sorrow\" about a composer returning to his beloved homeland after WWII (\u003ci\u003eKirkus, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe year is 1947. Israel Levis, a Cuban composer whose life once revolved around music and love, is finally returning home. En route to Habana, Cuba from Spain, he is a shadow of his former self, disillusioned after he was mistakenly sent to a camp during the Nazi occupation of France.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Habana, he escapes his anguish by reminiscing about his happiest moments before the war, when he lived a life of pleasure and excitement-and had a loving, if unrequited romance with Rita Valladares, the alluring singer who inspired Levis' most famous composition, \"Rosas Puras.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA tender homage to music, art, and a vibrant country at the edge of modernity, \u003ci\u003eA Simple Habana Melody \u003c\/i\u003eis a melodic, virtuoso performance from one of America's most talented writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIncludes a reading group guide. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41817649512545,"sku":"9781538722190","price":13.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_33149387.jpg?v=1740584560","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781538722190-a-simple-habana-melody","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}