Yocandra in the paradise of nada
Subtitle: a novel of Cuba
By: Zoé Valdés ; translated from the Spanish by Sabina Cienfuegos.
Contributors: Cienfuegos, Sabina.
Edition: 1st English-language ed.
Publisher: Arcade Pub.; Distributed by Little, Brown
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York; [Boston]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 157
Subjects: Women -- Cuba -- Fiction; Cuba -- History -- 1959-  -- Fiction
Description: "Yocandra, the first-person narrator, was born (like Valdés herself) in Havana in 1959. Now a dispirited, outspoken woman living in Cuba, narrator writes of a reality of 'nothing' that contrasts poignantly with that of a gusana friend in Madrid with whom she exchanges letters. This colloquial, idiomatic translation of La nada cotidiana reflects work's humor and word play. Brief but helpful translator's notes"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-157).