num_pages: 240
description: In these linked tales about the Cuban-American experience and the immigrant experience in general, Ana Menendez has instantly established herself as a natural storyteller who "probes with steady humor and astute political insight the dreams versus the realities of her characters" (Elle). From the prizewinning title story unfolds a series of family snapshots that illuminate the landscape of an exiled community rich in heritage, memory, and longing for the past. In Cuba I Was a German Shepherd is at once "tender and sharp-fanged" (L.A. Weekly) as Ana Menendez charts the territory from Havana to Coral Gables, exploring whether any of us are capable, or even truly desirous, of out running our origins.
language: English
title: In Cuba I Was a German Shepherd
titlecomplete: In Cuba I Was a German Shepherd
genres: American, Anthologies, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Short Stories, Adult Fiction, The United States Of America, Poetry, Read For School, Contemporary
ratings_count: 990
publisher: Grove Press