Overview
This anthology of stories includes an in-depth analysis, in a respectful tone, of the poorer districts on the island of Cuba. It does so with particular attention to the different characters that populate the streets, the majority of whom are equipped with pompous nicknames. They live in a different strata, one that includes crime, delinquency, companionship, love, and betrayal. Rodrigo de la Luz has perfectly captured the nuances of these difficult lives and has dressed this book in literary style not without humor, which urges us to take a minute to understand what life is like inside these neighborhoods.Rodrigo de la Luz nos presenta, en esta antologÃÂa de relatos llamada Cien hombres, una mujer y otros delincuentos, una acertada radiografÃÂa en tono costumbrista de las barriadas menos favorecidas de la isla de Cuba. Y lo hace prestando especial atención a los diferentes personajes que pueblan estas calles, la mayorÃÂa de ellos provistos de ampulosos sobrenombres, y que conforman un peculiar tejido de diferentes estratos en los que conviven la delincuencia, la camaraderÃÂa, el amor o la traición. Rodrigo ha sabido captar a la perfección los matices que se derivan de esta difÃÂcil convivencia y ha sabido vestirlos en este libro con un estilo literario cuidado y no carente de humor, con el que nos sentiremos, tal cual, en el interior de uno de estos barrios.Author Biography
Rodrigo de la Luz is a Cuban writer and artist. He has published four books of poetry: The Light that Lengthens, Live Poetry, My World, and Woman of Winter. Five of his poems were published in The City of Possible Unity: A Miami Poetry Collection. He lives in Miami.