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Burnt Sugar Cana Quemada
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Here are the sights, sounds, and rhythms of Cuba, revealed in the evocative works of some of the finest Cuban and Cuban American poets of the twentieth century. In Burnt Sugar, bestselling translator Lori Marie Carlson and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Oscar Hijuelos have created an intimate collection of some of their favorite modern poems, all of which are informed by cubanía -- the essence of what it means to be Cuban. "Cuban" in this sense refers neither to ideology nor to geography but rather to the distinguishing characteristics of Cuban poetry as it has developed over time: clever verbal play, overt rhythmic notes, and an intensity of longing, whether religious, political, or amorous.
Many of these poems have never been translated into English before, and taken together they, as the editors say, "produce a vibrant, satisfying sound and vivid imagery. They allow for some understanding of modern-day preoccupations, contradictions, feelings, and attitudes considered to be Cuban." Stirring, immediate, and universal in its sensibility, Burnt Sugar is a luminous collection lovingly compiled by two of the world's foremost authorities on the subject.
Many of these poems have never been translated into English before, and taken together they, as the editors say, "produce a vibrant, satisfying sound and vivid imagery. They allow for some understanding of modern-day preoccupations, contradictions, feelings, and attitudes considered to be Cuban." Stirring, immediate, and universal in its sensibility, Burnt Sugar is a luminous collection lovingly compiled by two of the world's foremost authorities on the subject.
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“Eine Sammlung unterschiedlicher Gedichte kubanischer Autoren. Das Buch ist zweisprachig aufgemacht, was mir hier besonders zugesagt hat. Obwohl ich kein Spanisch kann (nur noch ein paar Brocken Italienisch aus der Schule), habe ich mir gerne auch das Original durchgelesen und nicht nur die Übersetzuhg. So bekommt man auch ein gutes Bild der kubanischen Sprachmelodie.
In den Texten geht es um vieles, das Kuba ausmacht. Leben, Sterben. Die Natur. Essen, tanzen, singen. Auswandern. Sich nach daheim sehnen, sich in die Ferne wünschen. Verwandte, Familie vermissen. Einige Texte mussten jedoch aus politischen Gründen entfernt werden. Eine tiefere Beschäftigung mit dem Kommunismus ist durch dieses Buch somit leider kaum möglich.
In der Auswahl hat es für mich etwas zu wenig Frauen vertreten, aber ansonsten war die Lektüre dieser Gedichte ein Genuss. Die Auswahl ist bis auf den genannten Punkt sehr gelungen, die Texte sehr unterschiedlich und abwechslungsreich.
Somit ist dieses Buch für all jene interessant, die sich für Kuba, Gedichte oder gar beides interessieren.”
About Lori Marie Carlson
Lori Marie Carlson is the author of two novels, two landmark bilingual poetry anthologies, and many other young adult and children's books. Oscar Hijuelos is a first-generation Cuban American and the first Latino to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. He has written six novels, the most recent of which is A Simple Habana Melody. They live in New York City.
Other books by Lori Marie Carlson
Oscar Hijuelos
Oscar Hijuelos (1951–2013) was a first-generation Cuban American and the first Latino to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction; he also won the Rome Prize and the Hispanic Heritage Award for Literature. He wrote several novels, including Dark Dude, The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love, and Beautiful Maria of My Soul.
Other books by Oscar Hijuelos
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