{"product_id":"adios-happy-homeland-paperback","title":"Adios, Happy Homeland! - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAna Menéndez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this follow-up to her beloved, prize-winning debut, \u003ci\u003eIn Cuba I Was a German Shepherd\u003c\/i\u003e, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, Ana Men ndez delivers a liberating, magical, and modern take on the idea of migration and flight. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdios, Happy Homeland \u003c\/i\u003e is a wildly innovative collection of interlinked tales that challenge our preconceptions of storytelling. This critical look at the life of the Cuban writer pulls apart and reassembles the myths that have come to define her culture, blending illusion with reality and exploring themes of art, family, language, superstition, and the overwhelming need to escape--from the island, from memory, from stereotype, and, ultimately, from the self. We're taken into a sick man's fever dream as he waits for a train beneath a strange night sky, into a community of parachute makers facing the end in a windy town that no longer exists, and onto a Cuban beach where the body of a boy last seen on a boat bound for America turns out to be a giant jellyfish. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eAdios Happy Homeland \u003c\/i\u003e, Men ndez puts a contemporary twist on the troubled history of Cuba and offers a wry and poignant perspective on the conundrum of cultural displacement. Smart, accessible, and literary, it is a captivating portrayal of how stories are translated, (mis)interpreted, and shaped across time and traditions.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAna Menéndez was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of Cuban exiles. She is the author of three previous books of fiction, \u003ci\u003eIn Cuba I Was a German Shepherd\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year and whose title story won a Pushcart Prize; \u003ci\u003eLoving Che\u003c\/i\u003e; and\u003ci\u003e The Last War\u003c\/i\u003e, chosen by\u003ci\u003e Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the Top 100 Books of the Year. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince 1991 Ana has worked as a journalist in the United States and abroad, most recently as a prize-winning columnist for\u003ci\u003e The Miami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e. As a reporter, she has written about Cuba, Haiti, Kashmir, Afghanistan, and India, where she was based for three years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBomb\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoets \u0026amp; Writers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGourmet\u003c\/i\u003e, and has been included in anthologies such as \u003ci\u003eCubanisimo!\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Food Writing\u003c\/i\u003e. A former Fulbright Scholar in Egypt, she now lives in Maastricht and Miami. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVisit Ana's website at anamenendezonline.com\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.1 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 02, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757573832992,"sku":"9780802170842","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4f0a3d378b6dc3e26640c8dc346cc2b5.webp?v=1780105448","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/adios-happy-homeland-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}