Guillermo Cabrera Infante Book order

The narrative unfolds during Guillermo Cabrera Infante's last months in Cuba, revealing his deep disillusionment after returning from Brussels. Following his mother's death, he faces the harsh realities of life under Fidel Castro's regime, including the oppression of writers and the persecution of homosexuals. As Infante grapples with his inability to leave and his disconnection from the political elite, he offers a poignant reflection on his identity and the fractured state of Cuban society. This autobiographical work is both heartfelt and insightful.

A humorous novel about the sensual education of a young journalist in Havana. The novel is set in pre-Castro Havana and includes a huge cast of colourful characters. The author's previous books include Three Trapped Tigers and Holy Smoke.

Cabrera Infante's masterpiece, Three Trapped Tigers is one of the most playful books to reach the U.S. from Cuba. Filled with puns, wordplay, lists upon lists, and Sternean typography--such as the section entitled "Some Revelations," which consists of several blank pages--this novel has been praised as a more modern, sexier, funnier, Cuban Ulysses. Centering on the recollections of a man separated from both his country and his youth, Cabrera Infante creates an enchanting vision of life and the many colorful characters found in steamy Havana's pre-Castro cabaret society.