{"product_id":"9781936070237","title":"Havana Noir","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"[A] superb collection . . . The 18 stories by current and former residents of Havana are gritty, heartbreaking and capture the city.\" -\u003ci\u003eOrlando Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   To most outsiders, Havana is a tropical sin city. Habaneros know that this is neither new nor particularly true. In the real Havana-the lawless Havana that never appears in the postcards or tourist guides-the concept of sin has been banished by the urgency of need. And need-aching and hungry-inevitably turns the human heart darker, feral, and criminal. In this Havana, crime, though officially vanquished by revolutionary decree, is both wistfully quotidian and personally vicious.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   In the stories of \u003ci\u003eHavana Noir\u003c\/i\u003e, current and former residents of the city-some international sensations such as Leonardo Padura, others exciting new voices like Yohamna Depestre-uncover crimes of violence and loveless sex, of mental cruelty and greed, of self-preservation and collective hysteria. Other authors include: Pablo Medina, Alex Abella, Arturo Arango, Lea Aschkenas, Moisés Asís, Arnaldo Correa, Mabel Cuesta, Michel Encinosa Fú, Mylene Fernández Pintado, Carolina García-Aguilera, Miguel Mejides, Achy Obejas, Oscar F. Ortíz, Ena Lucía Portela, Mariela Varona Roque, and Yoss.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \"[A] remarkable collection . . . gritty tales of deprivation, depravity, heroic perseverance, revolution and longing in a city mythical and widely misunderstood.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46550056829169,"sku":"9781936070237","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781936070237_p0.jpg?v=1766595882","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781936070237","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}