The Lazarus Rumba: A Novel by Ernesto Mestre

The Lazarus Rumba: A Novel

Ernesto Mestre

512 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction magical realism emotional reflective slow-paced
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This extraordinarily ambitious novel sets out to portray the spiritual landscape of the Cuban people in the wake of Castro's revolutionary upheaval. Like Cervantes' Don Quixote, The Lazarus Rumba describes a country beset by social dislocation and...

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Moods

adventurous 100%
challenging 100%
dark 100%
emotional 100%
funny 100%
reflective 100%
sad 100%

Pace

slow 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

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