Havana Nocturne：How the Mob Owned Cuba and Then Lost It to the Revolution

作者: T. J. English 著

出版社: HarperCollins US

出版时间: 2009-06

ISBN: 9780061712746

定价: 136.60

装帧: 平装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 432页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>历史

TounderworldkingpinsMeyerLanskyandCharles"Lucky"Luciano,CubawasthegreatesthopeforthefutureofAmericanorganizedcrimeinthepost-Prohibitionyears.Inthe1950s,theMob—withthecorrupt,repressivegovernmentofbrutalCubandictatorFulgencioBatistainitspocket—ownedHavana'sbiggestluxuryhotelsandcasinos,launchinganunprecedentedtourismboomcompletewiththemostlavishentertainment,top-drawercelebrities,gorgeouswomen,andgamblinggalore.ButMobdreamscollidedwiththoseofFidelCastro,CheGuevara,andotherswhowouldleadanuprisingofthecountry'sdisenfranchisedagainstBatista'shatedgovernmentanditsforeignpartners—anepicculturalbattlethatbestsellingauthorT.J.Englishcaptureshereinallitssexy,decadent,uglyglory.

SueMillerSueMillerisanexpertinlimningthepainofendings,butifthisweretheextentofhertalents,sheprobablywouldnotbeassuccessfulassheis.InMiller'sbooks,onebrokenrelationshipoftenleadstothedevelopmentofanother.Herstoriesmaynotofferpatanswersandperfectlovestories,butreadersfindsomethingmorerewardingintheend.BiographySincehericonicfirstnovel,TheGoodMotherin1986,SueMillerhasdistinguishedherselfasoneofourmostelegantandwidelycelebratedchroniclersoffamilylife,withasingulargiftforlayingbaretheinteriorlivesofhercharacters.Whilenotstrictlyspeakingautobiographical,Miller'sfictionis,nonetheless,shapedbyherexperiences.Bornintoanacademicandecclesiasticalfamily,shegrewupinChicago'sHydeParkandwenttocollegeatHarvard.Shewasmarriedat20andhelddownaseriesofoddjobsuntilhersonBenwasbornin1968.Sheseparatedfromherfirsthusbandin1971,subsequentlydivorced,andfor13yearswasasingleparentinCambridge,Massachusetts,workingindaycare,takinginroomers,andwritingwhenevershecould.Intheseearlyyears,Miller'sproductivitywasdirectlyproportionaltoherabilitytowingrantsandfellowships.Anendowmentin1979allowedhertoenrollintheCreativeWritingProgramatBostonUniversity.Afewofherstorieswereacceptedforpublication,andshebeganteachingintheBostonarea.Twoadditionalgrantsinthe1980senabledhertoconcentrateonwritingfulltime.Publishedin1986,herfirstnovelbecameaninternationalbestseller.Sincethen,successhasfollowedsuccess.TwoofMiller'sbooks(TheGoodMotherandInventingtheAbbots)havebeenmadeintofeaturefilms;her1990novelFamilyPictureswasnominatedforaNationalBookCriticsCircleAward;OprahWinfreyselectedWhileIWasGoneforherpopularBookClub;andin2004,afirstforayintononfiction--thepoignant,intenselypersonalmemoirTheStoryofMyFather--waswidelypraisedforitsnarrativeeloquenceandcharacterdramatization.Millerisadistinguishedpractitionerof"domesticfiction,"atime-honoredgenrestretchingbacktoJaneAusten,HenryJames,andLeoTolstoyandhonedtoperfectionbysuchmodernliteraryluminariesasJohnUpdike,FlanneryO'Connor,andRichardFord.Acarefulobserverofquotidiandetail,shestretcheshernovelsacrossthecanvasofhomeandhearth,creatingextraordinarystoriesoutofthequietintimaciesofmarriage,family,andfriendship.InanarticlewrittenfortheNewYorkTimes"WritersonWriting"series,sheexplains:"Formeeverydaylifeinthehandsofafinewriterseems...chargedwithmeaning.WhenIwrite,Iwanttobringasenseofthatcharge,thatmeaning,towhatmayfairlybecalledthedomestic."GoodToKnowHerearesomefascinatingouttakesfromourinterviewwithSueMiller:"Icomefromalonglineofclergy.MyfatherwasanordainedministerinthePresbyterianchurch,thoughasIgrewup,hewasprimarilyanacademicatseveralseminaries--theUniversityofChicago,andthenPrinceton.Bothmygrandfatherswerealsoministers,andtheirfatherstoo.Itgoesbackfartherthanthatinamoresporadicway.""IspentayearworkingasacocktailwaitressinaseedybarjustoutsideNewHaven,Connecticut.Thinkhighheels,meshtights,andtheconcentratedsmellofnicotine.Thinkofthepossibleconnectionsofthisfacttothefirstfact,above.""IlikenorthernCalifornia,wherewe'vehadasecondhomewe'reselling--it'sjusttoofarawayfromBoston.I'vehadagardentherethathasbeenadelighttocreate,astheplantsaresodifferentfromthoseinNewEngland,whichiswhereI'vedonemostofmygardening.Ihadtoreaduponthem.IstudiedItaliangardenstoo--theweatherisveryMediterranean.Ilikeweeding--it'salmostaformofmeditation.""Ilikelittlechildren.Ilovedworkingindaycareandtalkingtokids,learninghowtheyformtheirideasabouttheworld'sworkings--alwaysintriguing,oftenfunny.Itrytohavelittlechildreninmylife,always.""Iwanttomaketimetotakepianolessonsagain.Ididitforawhileasanadultandenjoyedit."Iliketocookandtohavepeopleover.Ilovetalkingwithpeopleovergoodfoodandwine.Conversation--it'soneoflife'sdeepestpleasures."Hometown:Boston,MassachusettsDateofBirth:十一月29,1943PlaceofBirth:Chicago,IllinoisEducation:B.A.,RadcliffeCollege,1964;M.A.T.,WesleyanU.,1965;Ed.M.,HarvardU.,1975;M.A.BostonU.,1980
内容简介:
TounderworldkingpinsMeyerLanskyandCharles"Lucky"Luciano,CubawasthegreatesthopeforthefutureofAmericanorganizedcrimeinthepost-Prohibitionyears.Inthe1950s,theMob—withthecorrupt,repressivegovernmentofbrutalCubandictatorFulgencioBatistainitspocket—ownedHavana'sbiggestluxuryhotelsandcasinos,launchinganunprecedentedtourismboomcompletewiththemostlavishentertainment,top-drawercelebrities,gorgeouswomen,andgamblinggalore.ButMobdreamscollidedwiththoseofFidelCastro,CheGuevara,andotherswhowouldleadanuprisingofthecountry'sdisenfranchisedagainstBatista'shatedgovernmentanditsforeignpartners—anepicculturalbattlethatbestsellingauthorT.J.Englishcaptureshereinallitssexy,decadent,uglyglory.
作者简介:
SueMillerSueMillerisanexpertinlimningthepainofendings,butifthisweretheextentofhertalents,sheprobablywouldnotbeassuccessfulassheis.InMiller'sbooks,onebrokenrelationshipoftenleadstothedevelopmentofanother.Herstoriesmaynotofferpatanswersandperfectlovestories,butreadersfindsomethingmorerewardingintheend.BiographySincehericonicfirstnovel,TheGoodMotherin1986,SueMillerhasdistinguishedherselfasoneofourmostelegantandwidelycelebratedchroniclersoffamilylife,withasingulargiftforlayingbaretheinteriorlivesofhercharacters.Whilenotstrictlyspeakingautobiographical,Miller'sfictionis,nonetheless,shapedbyherexperiences.Bornintoanacademicandecclesiasticalfamily,shegrewupinChicago'sHydeParkandwenttocollegeatHarvard.Shewasmarriedat20andhelddownaseriesofoddjobsuntilhersonBenwasbornin1968.Sheseparatedfromherfirsthusbandin1971,subsequentlydivorced,andfor13yearswasasingleparentinCambridge,Massachusetts,workingindaycare,takinginroomers,andwritingwhenevershecould.Intheseearlyyears,Miller'sproductivitywasdirectlyproportionaltoherabilitytowingrantsandfellowships.Anendowmentin1979allowedhertoenrollintheCreativeWritingProgramatBostonUniversity.Afewofherstorieswereacceptedforpublication,andshebeganteachingintheBostonarea.Twoadditionalgrantsinthe1980senabledhertoconcentrateonwritingfulltime.Publishedin1986,herfirstnovelbecameaninternationalbestseller.Sincethen,successhasfollowedsuccess.TwoofMiller'sbooks(TheGoodMotherandInventingtheAbbots)havebeenmadeintofeaturefilms;her1990novelFamilyPictureswasnominatedforaNationalBookCriticsCircleAward;OprahWinfreyselectedWhileIWasGoneforherpopularBookClub;andin2004,afirstforayintononfiction--thepoignant,intenselypersonalmemoirTheStoryofMyFather--waswidelypraisedforitsnarrativeeloquenceandcharacterdramatization.Millerisadistinguishedpractitionerof"domesticfiction,"atime-honoredgenrestretchingbacktoJaneAusten,HenryJames,andLeoTolstoyandhonedtoperfectionbysuchmodernliteraryluminariesasJohnUpdike,FlanneryO'Connor,andRichardFord.Acarefulobserverofquotidiandetail,shestretcheshernovelsacrossthecanvasofhomeandhearth,creatingextraordinarystoriesoutofthequietintimaciesofmarriage,family,andfriendship.InanarticlewrittenfortheNewYorkTimes"WritersonWriting"series,sheexplains:"Formeeverydaylifeinthehandsofafinewriterseems...chargedwithmeaning.WhenIwrite,Iwanttobringasenseofthatcharge,thatmeaning,towhatmayfairlybecalledthedomestic."GoodToKnowHerearesomefascinatingouttakesfromourinterviewwithSueMiller:"Icomefromalonglineofclergy.MyfatherwasanordainedministerinthePresbyterianchurch,thoughasIgrewup,hewasprimarilyanacademicatseveralseminaries--theUniversityofChicago,andthenPrinceton.Bothmygrandfatherswerealsoministers,andtheirfatherstoo.Itgoesbackfartherthanthatinamoresporadicway.""IspentayearworkingasacocktailwaitressinaseedybarjustoutsideNewHaven,Connecticut.Thinkhighheels,meshtights,andtheconcentratedsmellofnicotine.Thinkofthepossibleconnectionsofthisfacttothefirstfact,above.""IlikenorthernCalifornia,wherewe'vehadasecondhomewe'reselling--it'sjusttoofarawayfromBoston.I'vehadagardentherethathasbeenadelighttocreate,astheplantsaresodifferentfromthoseinNewEngland,whichiswhereI'vedonemostofmygardening.Ihadtoreaduponthem.IstudiedItaliangardenstoo--theweatherisveryMediterranean.Ilikeweeding--it'salmostaformofmeditation.""Ilikelittlechildren.Ilovedworkingindaycareandtalkingtokids,learninghowtheyformtheirideasabouttheworld'sworkings--alwaysintriguing,oftenfunny.Itrytohavelittlechildreninmylife,always.""Iwanttomaketimetotakepianolessonsagain.Ididitforawhileasanadultandenjoyedit."Iliketocookandtohavepeopleover.Ilovetalkingwithpeopleovergoodfoodandwine.Conversation--it'soneoflife'sdeepestpleasures."Hometown:Boston,MassachusettsDateofBirth:十一月29,1943PlaceofBirth:Chicago,IllinoisEducation:B.A.,RadcliffeCollege,1964;M.A.T.,WesleyanU.,1965;Ed.M.,HarvardU.,1975;M.A.BostonU.,1980

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