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      Distant Palaces

      by Abilio Estevez
      Published
      Feb 2005
      Main Genre
      General Fiction General Fiction
      Pages
      288
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      Abilio Estevez conjures up the melancholy beauty of contemporary Havana with passion and eloquence in this story about a trio of misfits. When Victorio learns that his home is about to be demolished he leaves his job, burns his possessions and takes to the streets. Wandering the city, he meets two people who change his life: Salma, a young prostitute, and Don Fuco, an enigmatic old man who performs as a clown. In the ruins of an old theatre, Don Fuco initiates his new friends into the secrets of poetry and theatre, bringing beauty, magic and exuberance into the pinched lives of Havana's citizens. Distant Palaces is a novel about human resilience and joy in the face of crushing odds. It confirms Abilio Estevez as one of Latin America's most talented and inventive novelists.

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      First Edition Feb 2005 Vintage (UK) ISBN13 9780099468660 ISBN10 0099468662
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      Apr 2011 Arcade Publishing ISBN13 9781611451436 ISBN10 1611451434
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      Jan 2004 Arcade Publishing ISBN13 9781559707008 ISBN10 1559707003
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      Dec 2011 Arcade Publishing ISBN10 B006O1KDXI
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      Dec 2011 Skyhorse Publishing ISBN13 9781628722369 ISBN10 1628722363
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