| Author: | Severo Sarduy | ISBN: | 9781935744917 |
| Publisher: | Steerforth Press | Publication: | March 5, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Archipelago | Language: | English |
| Author: | Severo Sarduy |
| ISBN: | 9781935744917 |
| Publisher: | Steerforth Press |
| Publication: | March 5, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Archipelago |
| Language: | English |
Firefly is a dream-like evocation of pre-war Cuba, replete with hurricanes, mystical cults and slave-markets. The story is the coming-of-age of a precocious and exuberant boy with an oversized head and underdeveloped sense of direction, who views the world as a threatening conspiracy. Told in breathless and lyrical prose, the novel is a loving rendition of a long-lost home, a meditation on exile, and an allegory of Cuba’s isolation in the world.
Firefly is a dream-like evocation of pre-war Cuba, replete with hurricanes, mystical cults and slave-markets. The story is the coming-of-age of a precocious and exuberant boy with an oversized head and underdeveloped sense of direction, who views the world as a threatening conspiracy. Told in breathless and lyrical prose, the novel is a loving rendition of a long-lost home, a meditation on exile, and an allegory of Cuba’s isolation in the world.
