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1) The mambo kings play songs of love

Author

Hijuelos, Oscar

Publisher

Farrar

Pub. Date

1989

Language

English

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Cesar and Nestor, Cuban musicians, make their way from Havana to the New York stage in 1949 where they share triumphs and tragedies.

2) Beautiful Maria of my soul, or, The true story of María García y Cifuentes, the lady behind the famous song: a novel

Author

Hijuelos, Oscar

Publisher

Hyperion

Pub. Date

2010

Language

English

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Maria lives in Cuba during the mid-twentieth century and allows Ignacio, a strong-willed business man, to provide for her while she shares a passionate love affair with Nestor, a poor musician; meanwhile, Maria's daughter Teresa grows up in the United States.

3) The fourteen sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien: a novel

Author

Hijuelos, Oscar

Publisher

Farrar Straus Giroux

Pub. Date

1993

Language

English

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The fifteen children of Irishman Nelson O'Brien and his aristocratic wife, Mariela Montez, pursue lives of love, happiness, and adventure far beyond the small Pennsylvania town of their birth.