Oscar Hijuelos. Stated first edition. New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1989. Both unclipped dust and hardcover are in Very Good+ condition. No writing or markings found in the book, 407 pp. Jacket design by Fred Marcellino.
“Beautiful María of my soul…” — Few novels capture the rhythm, melancholy, and romance of immigrant life in America quite like The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love by Oscar Hijuelos. Winner of the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the novel follows Cuban musician brothers Cesar and Nestor Castillo as they pursue fame, love, and music in mid-century New York during the mambo craze.
An important work of American literary fiction and a desirable modern first edition for collectors of Pulitzer Prize winners, Latin American literature, and contemporary fiction.
