Anna in the Tropics (CD-Audio)

from Hagelstein

A new lector comes to a cigar factory in Tampa in 1929 and upends the status quo as he reads Anna Karenina to the workers as they make cigars. Cruz's language flows magically. A beautiful, tragic story.

from whitewavedarling

This book was my introduction to the idea of a "lector"--someone who was paid to be in a cigar factory as a reader, spending days reading works of literature to factory workers. The beauty and the worth of the idea coming into clash with machinery and new technology is enough to be found fascinat...

from cinesnail88

I've seen this play performed, in an abridged one hour version, once before. I hated it, and now I know why. This play is beautifully written, and should never be performed except in its entirety. The characters of Juan Julian, Cheche, Conchita, and Marela, among others, are too rich to pare down...

from Sarah220

Reading a play is never as good as watching a play. A combination of a cultural history lesson and the every day drama in a family trying to run a business. For the most part, I really enjoyed it but towards the end, there was an event that was implied but not confirmed (although this might come...

from Hagelstein

A new lector comes to a cigar factory in Tampa in 1929 and upends the status quo as he reads Anna Karenina to the workers as they make cigars. Cruz's language flows magically. A beautiful, tragic story.