The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love

Book 1: Mambo Kings

by Oscar Hijuelos

Genres: Historical Fiction; Literary Fiction; Book Prizes & Literary Awards

Synopsis

In 1949, when the mambo is the dance rage, the Castillo brothers—a pair of immigrant musicians from Cuba—become stars of the New York dance halls. Their orchestra plays the lush, sensuous, pulsing music that earns Cesar and Nestor the title of Mambo Kings. In this Pulitzer-prize winning novel, Oscar Hijuelos paints a marvelous portrait of the Castillo brothers, their families, their fellow musicians, and their lovers—chronicling their triumphs and tragedies and bringing to life the sights and sounds of an era in music and an unsung period in American life.

Release date: May 4, 2010

Publisher: Hachette Books

Print pages: 448