Product Description

Pedro Juan used to be a reporter in Havana, but as life in Cuba and his own life begin to collapse around him, he gives up the farce of a daily job, and begins to "train himself to take nothing seriously". His training involves lots of sex, drugs, rum, jazz, beat literature and street philosophy.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1458652 in Books
• Published on: 2002-02-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .98" h x 5.46" w x 8.02" l, .76 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 400 pages

Review
'Grotesquely compelling... Pedro Juan Gutierrez appears destined to become a cult writer.' --Times Literary Supplement

'A tale of human ingenuity and hidden hopefulness overcoming near-insuperable odds.' --Guardian

'One of the sexiest books I have read in a long time.' --David Profumo, Literary Review

About the Author
Pedro Juan Gutiérrez began his working life at the age of eleven, as an ice-cream vendor and newsboy. He is the author of Dirty Havana Trilogy, Tropical Animal and The Insatiable Spider Man, and several works of poetry. His latest novel, Our GG in Havana, was published by Faber in 2010.