num_pages: 448
description: It's 1949, the era of the mambo, and two young Cuban musicians make their way from Havana to New York. The Castillo brothers, workers by day, become, by night, stars of the dance halls, where their orchestra plays the sensuous, pulsing music that earns them the title of the Mambo Kings. This is a golden time that thirty years later will be remembered with deep affection. In The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love , Oscar Hijuelos has created an enthralling novel about passion and loss, memory and desire. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.
language: English
title: The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
titlecomplete: The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
genres: American, New York, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Novels, Music, Literature, Classics, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 12245
places: New York City, New York, Manhattan, New York City, New York
series: Mambo Kings
awards: awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 599644800000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 599644800000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: HarpPerenM