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Thursday, June 15, 2006 12:00 AM

Destination: Havana

Santeria, drinking, baseball and struggle -- glimpse Habanero life with work from G. Cabrera Infante, Ada Ferrer and the late, brave Reinaldo Arenas.
By Tony D'Souza

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  • Tuesday, June 27, 2006 12:09 PM

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    While it's no masterpiece, King Bongo, by Thomas Sanchez, better known for Rabbit Boss, Mile Zero, etc., is a wonderful beach read. Colorful, absurd, even cartoonish at times, it pulls you along through a Cuba on the brink of revolution. You can taste the rum punches and hear the bongo drums, with death always just around the corner. The north american characters are especially funny--clueless gangsters, mindless molls. It'd make a blast of a film.

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