title: Cuba on the Verge: 12 Writers on Continuity and Change in Havana and Across the Country
author:  Leila Guerriero 
description: &#8220;[An] anthology of stupendously astute essays...Guerriero&#8217;s meticulously curated dozen essays offers an irresistibly beckoning window onto a nation just 90 miles from American shores, though far away in practice and culture.&#8221; (Booklist <strong>(starred review)</strong>)<br /><br />&#8220;...This anthology captures much of the broad, surreal spectrum of experience possible on the world&#8217;s most complex and controversial island.&#8221; (Alex Mar, author of <em>Witches of America</em>)<br /><br />&#8220;These essays speak to and against one another, they cannot be politically aligned, and that is all as it should be - but what unites them is brilliant writing, a depth of intelligence, and a desire to pull us down from fantastic abstractions to the level of the human.&#8221; (Justin Torres, author of <em>We the Animals</em>)<br /><br />&#8220;[A] fascinating anthology . . . Not quite a travelogue,&#160;this appealing volume will nevertheless satisfy any Americans wanting to be transported into the lives and experiences of real Cubans.&#8221; (Publishers Weekly)<br /><br />&#8220;This fascinating collection of essays explores Cuba&#8217;s modern transformation, tackling topics from politics to music to baseball. You&#8217;ll find yourself both informed and entertained.&#8221; (Paste Magazine)<br /><br />&#8220;[An] excellent new anthology.&#8221; (New York Review of Books)
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  # Protecting Tova
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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