FSG Classics: The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love : A Novel (Paperback)

from novelcommentary

Oscar Hijuelos won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love. It is a is a wonderful period piece of the early 1950's, where night clubs had dance contests, men wore zoot suits, and women hoped that all the lace and garter belts and perfume would help them find the man t...

from kraaivrouw

I read this book when it first came out and loved it. After the follow-up book, Beautiful Maria of My Soul became available, I decided I need to read it again. I still love it. The story of two Cuban brothers who immigrate to New York in the '50's to pursue their musical dreams, The Mambo Kings P...

from actonbell

"Beautiful Maria of My Soul. A song about love so far away it hurts; a song about lost pleasures, a song about youth, a song about love so elusive a man can never know where he stands; a song about wanting a woman so much death does not frighten you, a song about wanting that woman even when she ...

from jasbro

Oscar Hijuelos' 1988 novel, The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love is understandably a critically acclaimed and award-winning work of breadth and depth; of passion, compassion and empathy; and of growth and maturing. Mambo Kings follows its characters through the multiple, interwoven arcs of their li...

from maryreinert

When I first read this book, I was blown away by the writing. Hijuelos is a master of description; the scents, sounds, and scenes are as vivid as any I have read. The portrayal of a simple man, Cesar, shows how complex we all really are. However, I must say after the second reading, I was somewha...