Days of Awe,Used

Days of Awe,Used

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On New Year's Day 1959, as Fidel Castro seized power in Cuba, Alejandra San Jos was born in Havana, entering the world through the heart of revolution. Fearing the conflict and strife that bubbled up in the streets all around the new family, her parents took Ale and fled to the free shores of America.Ale grew up in Chicago amid a close community of refugees who lived with the hope that one day Castro would fall and they could return to their Cuban homes. Though Ale was intrigued by the specter of Havana that colored her life as a child, her fascination eventually faded in her teens until all that remained was her profound respect for the intricacies of the Spanish language and the beautiful work her father did as a linguist and translator.When her own job as an interpreter takes her back to Cuba, Ale is initially unmoved at the import of her return until she stumbles upon a surprising truth: the San Joss, ostensibly Catholics, are actually Jews. They are conversos who converted to Christianity during the Spanish Inquisition.Enlightened by a whole new vision of her past and her culture, Ale makes her way back through San Jos history, uncovering new fragments of truth about the relatives who struggled with their own identities so long ago. Ale is finally lured back to Cuba to make amends with the ancestral demons still lurking thereto translate her father's troubling youthful experiences into the healing language of her Cuban American heart.In beautiful, knowing prose, Achy Obejas opens up a fascinating world of exotic wordplay, rich history, and vibrant emotions. As Alejandra struggles to confront what it is to be Cuban and American, Catholic and Jewish, Obejas illuminates her journey and the tempestuous history of Cuba with intelligence and affection. Days of Awe is a lyrical and lovely novel from an author destined for literary renown.

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