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    Cuba beyond the Beach: Stories of Life in Havana
    Cuba beyond the Beach: Stories of Life in Havana
    Cuba beyond the Beach: Stories of Life in Havana
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    Cuba beyond the Beach: Stories of Life in Havana

    Written by Karen Dubinksy

    Narrated by Gina Clayton

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    About this audiobook

    Havana is Cuba’s soul: a mix of Third World, First World, and Other World. After over a decade of visits as a teacher, researcher, and friend, Karen Dubinsky looks past political slogans and tourist postcards to the streets, neighbourhoods, and personalities of a complicated and contradictory city. Her affectionate, humorous vignettes illustrate how Havana’s residents—old Communist ladies, their sceptical offspring, musicians, underground vendors, entrepreneurial landlords, and poverty-stricken professors—go about their daily lives.

    As Cuba undergoes dramatic change, there is much to appreciate, and learn from, in the unlikely world Cubans have collectively built for themselves.

    A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will go to the Queen’s University Student Overseas Travel Fund - The Sonia Enjamio Fund, which funds Cuban/Canadian student exchange.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherECW
    Release dateApr 26, 2017
    ISBN9781771133029
    Cuba beyond the Beach: Stories of Life in Havana

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    • 4/5
      An intimate look at different faces of Havana!

      The author has spent a significant amount of time to get under the skin of Havana. She brings to light little-known facets of Havana. I loved her stories about prominent Havana residents. A must-read if you want to learn about Havana beyond American propaganda