Empress of the Splendid Season

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• The Empress of the Splendid Season By Oscar Hijuelos

  Mambo queens A new novel by Oscar Hijuelos can make any season splendid. The Empress of the Splendid Season (6 hours), his latest, read here by Rita Moreno, an empress of audio presentation if ever there was one, is indeed no exception. Hijuelos take ... (read full critics)

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2 Reviews

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  Becky said on Nov 10, 2008 | Add your feedback

• Another beautiful entry from Sr. Hijuelos. This time, he addresses the story of an ordinary woman with extraordinary dreams. There's nothing of the magical realism of a Gabriel Garcia Marquez here - but Hijuelos' reality is textured so beautifully that the petty mundanities of life and recollection ... (continue)

  Another beautiful entry from Sr. Hijuelos. This time, he addresses the story of an ordinary woman with extraordinary dreams. There's nothing of the magical realism of a Gabriel Garcia Marquez here - but Hijuelos' reality is textured so beautifully that the petty mundanities of life and recollection become, truly, magical.

  This isn't an action-packed book, but a slow, unfolding drama about what it means to be human - to resign oneself to ordinary living.

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  guaddess said on Jul 27, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

Book Details

• English Books
• Hardcover 342 Pages
• Edition: 1ST
• ISBN-10: 0060175702
• ISBN-13: 9780060175702
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Pub date: Mar 01, 1999
• Dimensions: 1613 mm x 1097 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Paperback, Audio Cassette and Others

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