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Ambo
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LibraryThing member SeriousGrace
Meet Yocandra. She is a woman with an identity crisis. Born Patria, at sixteen she develops a rebellious streak and marries an author turned philosopher who takes her away from her beloved Cuba for some time. She is a wild child, fiery and passionate, just like her homeland. I don't know how to
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explain the rest of this short novel. Yocandra's second marriage ends in death & so at an early age she is a widow. That doesn't slow her down in the least. She has two lovers, the Nihilist and the Traitor. At best, Yocandra is a handful, and all one can hope to do is just try to keep up with her. Show Less
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Dublin Literary Award (Longlist — 1999)
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9026314132 / 9789026314131