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Telex from Cuba

Telex from Cuba: A Novel | Rachel Kushner

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Coming of age in mid-1950s Cuba where the local sugar and nickel production are controlled by American interests, Everly Lederer and KC Stites observe the indulgences and betrayals of the adult world and are swept up by the political underground and the revolt led by Fidel and Raul Castro. 75,000 first printing.

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Telex from Cuba: A Novel | Rachel Kushner

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Just fantastic! Not quite as visceral as her FLAMETHROWERS but equally good in a syrup-less nostalgia. The forgotten scent of colonialism blows in the revolution of her atmospheric details

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Telex from Cuba: A Novel | Rachel Kushner

This is one of the perks of being a known bookworm!
I‘m always walking into work with a book in hand so when my boss is cleaning her apartment she knows to give me first dibs on a stack of books she‘s getting rid of!! 😄 Happy dance! #UnintentionalBookHaul

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Telex from Cuba: A Novel | Rachel Kushner

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#thsw Panel prep. Kushner is just as brilliant as I remembered.

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