Overview
This volume presents a vibrant portrait of the mafia empire in the Caribbean, at a time when Havana was the playground of the rich and famous.
Con un ojo novelístico para el detalle y el drama, el premiado autor Enrique Cirules recrea de forma sorprendentemente atractiva y fantástica el mundo de Sinatra y su espectáculo, el mambo y la marihuana, policías y políticos corruptos, dirigidos por personajes oscuros como «Lucky» Luciano y Meyer Lansky.
En esta extensa investigación, el autor expone los estrechos vínculos entre la mafia, los intereses comerciales de Estados Unidos y las agencias de inteligencia. Mafia en La Habana ganó el Premio Casa de las Américas para la literatura de América Latina y el Premio de la Crítica en 1994. Cuenta con impresionantes fotografías de algunos de los personajes famosos de La Habana en la época anterior a la revolución de 1959.
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With a novelist’s eye for detail and drama, award-winning author Enrique Cirules compellingly and fantastically recreates the world of Sinatra and his show, mambo and marijuana, corrupt police and politicians—all under the control of shadowy figures like “Lucky” Luciano and Meyer Lansky.
In this extensive investigation, the author reveals the close ties between the mafia, U.S. business interests, and intelligence agencies. Mafia in Havana won the Casa de las Américas Prize for Latin American literature and the Critics’ Prize in 1994. It features striking photographs of some of Havana’s most famous figures from the years before the 1959 revolution.
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