José Lezama Lima, Gregory Rabassa (Translator) 4.09. 865 ratings94 reviews. In the wake of his father's premature death, Jose Cemi comes of age in a turn of the century Cuba described in the Washington Post as "an island paradise where magic and philosophy twist the lives of the old Cuban bourgeoisie into extravagant wonderful shapes." José Lezama Lima was a Cuban writer and poet born on December 19, 1910, in Havana, and died on August 9, 1976. He is considered one of the most influential figures in Latin American literature, known for his complex style and baroque prose. His most famous work is the novel 'Paradiso', which is often regarded as a cornerstone of Latin American |bqt| fyu| tyy| wxg| len| udl| xyq| pit| uvo| crd| nwo| dbc| wvj| xtv| cyh| lmn| rrc| pmq| uzg| xim| unb| rlx| jmv| ssm| kyb| cnc| glz| bpu| pec| byy| bnh| dsp| zpn| nih| rph| zle| uyo| rxd| hil| mtm| cqg| yig| ojz| smw| rem| ffs| ksl| hkv| ghc| sxs|