King of Cuba: A Novel

A &quot;darkly hilarious&quot; (<i>Elle</i>) novel about a fictionalized Fidel Castro and an octogenarian Cuban exile obsessed with seeking revenge by the National Book Award finalist Cristina García, this &quot;clever, well-conceived dual portrait shows what connects and divides Cubans inside and outside of the island&quot; (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>) .<br><br>Vivid and teeming with life, <i>King of Cuba</i> transports readers to Cuba and Miami, and into the heads of two larger-than-life men: a fictionalized Fidel Castro and an octogenarian Cuban exile obsessed with seeking revenge against the dictator. García's masterful twinning of these characters combines with a rabble of other Cuban voices to portray the passions and realities of two Cubas - on the island and off - in a pulsating story that entertains and illuminates.