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Listen to Trending Full Audiobooks in Fiction, HistoricalA Simple Habana Melody: A Novel by Oscar HijuelosPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/789145to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A Simple Habana Melody: A Novel
Author: Oscar Hijuelos
Narrator: Fabio Tassone
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 11 hours 49 minutes
Release date: February 11, 2025
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
From a Pulitzer Prize-winning author comes a “masterpiece” about a composer returning to his beloved homeland after WWII (Kirkus, starred review). The year is 1947. Israel Levis, a Cuban composer whose life once revolved around music and love, is finally returning home. En route to Habana, Cuba from Spain, he is a shadow of his former self, disillusioned after he was mistakenly sent to a camp d...2025-02-1111h 49
Book Friends ForeverA Simple Habana Melody By Oscar Hijuelos, Read By Fabio Tassone (Audiobook Excerpt)By Oscar Hijuelos
Foreword by Arturo O’Farrill
Read by Fabio Tassone
From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Oscar Hijuelos comes a “massively engaging…masterpiece of history, music, wonder, and sorrow” about a composer returning to his beloved homeland after WWII (Kirkus, starred review).
The year is 1947. Israel Levis, a Cuban composer whose life once revolved around music and love, is finally returning home. En route to Habana, Cuba from Spain, he is a shadow of his former self, disillusioned after he was mistakenly sent to a camp during the Nazi occupation of France.In Habana, he escapes his anguish by reminiscing about hi...2025-02-1103 min
Book Friends ForeverMr. Ives' Christmas By Oscar Hijuelos Read By Robert FassHailed “the deepest and the best” of a Pulitzer-Prize winning author's novels, a business man struggles to restore his faith after his son is killed (New York Times Book Review).
In 1960s New York, Edward Ives is a picture of the American dream. Adopted as a child by a widowed print shop manager who helped him cultivate a love of drawing, he now has a successful career as an illustrator in advertising, a beautiful home with his wife and muse, Annie, and two loving children. But this idyllic life is brutally wrenched away when Ives’s 17-year-old son, Robert is murder...2024-09-2404 min
FörfattarscenenOscar Hijuelos i samtal med Ana MartinezOscar Hijuelos i samtal med Ana Martinez. Internationell författarscen 6 oktober 1999.2024-06-071h 08
Book Friends ForeverOur House in the Last World By Oscar Hijuelos, Junot Díaz Read by Full CastA first-generation Cuban son comes of age in the debut––and most autobiographical––novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love.
Winner of the Ingram Merrill Foundation Award and the Rome Prize
Hector Santinio is the younger son of Alejo and Mercedes, who moved to New York from Cuba in the mid-1940s. The family of four shares their modest apartment with extended relatives in Harlem, where homesickness and nostalgia are dispelled by nights of dancing and raucous parties. But life’s realities are nevertheless harsh in the Santinio family’s adoptive land.
When Mercedes tak...2024-03-2904 min
Broadway Bound: The Musicals That Never Came to BroadwayThe Mambo Kings: The Musical (2005)It was supposed to be the musical that turned Latinx characters in musical theater from hoodlums and gang members to heroes and inspirations! A musical that was steeped in the rhythms of Latinx history and a story that would examine assimilation and appropriation within the immigration experience. So why was creator Arne Glimcher leaving his heart, and show, in San Francisco? Well you see what happened was…..well, we are going to let composer Carlos Frazetti tell us in this episode of Broadway Bound which will focus on the 2005 heart-breaker The Mambo Kings!BROADWAY BO...2024-02-291h 11
Listen With Your Imagination, Free Audiobook Are Your DestinationMambo Kings Play Songs of Love: A Novel Audiobook by Oscar HijuelosListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 676809
Title: Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love: A Novel
Author: Oscar Hijuelos
Narrator: Betsy Foldes Meiman, Gustavo Rex, Jason Canela
Format: Unabridged
Length: 15:53:43
Language: English
Release date: 10-03-23
Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Classics, General
Summary:
The Pulitzer Prize winning modern classic of two Cuban musician brothers during the mambo-filled nights of 50's New York from literary trailblazer, Oscar Hijuelos.
It's 1949 and two young Cuban musicians make their way from Havana to the grand stage of New York City. It is the e...2023-10-033h 53
ZUnivers PodcastsTWAIN & STANLEY INTRĂ ÎN PARADIS - OSCAR HIJUELOS | BiblioTEA cu Tea Teodorescu 30Tea ne aduce astăzi cartea „Twain & Stanley intră în Paradis” de Oscar Hijuelos, autor distins cu Premiul Pulitzer pentru literatură. Cartea este o incursiune de ficțiune fermecătoare inspirată dintr-o prietenie reală, care a durat nu mai puțin de 37 de ani, între celebrul scriitor Mark Twain și legendarul explorator Henry Morton Stanley.
Evenimentele din carte se petrec în timpul epocii victoriene, autorul inserând corespondențe, memorii și relatări la persoana a III-a pentru a compune un cadru care să nu trădeze realitatea. Ba mai mult, autorul a vizitat personal locurile pentru a surprinde cât mai fidel atmosfer...2023-06-2506 min
Library of America presents LOA LIVEA Celebration of Oscar HijuelosSeptember 14, 2022—Oscar Hijuelos’s rich and radiant novels bring the Cuban American immigrant experience into the heart of American literature. To celebrate Library of America’s publication of The Mambo Kings & Other Novels, LOA Live convened a starry array of writers and musicians, many of them the Pulitzer Prize–winning author’s personal friends, for an hour of readings, reminiscences, and more.
Featuring appearances by:Laurie Anderson • Junot Díaz • Laura Alonso-Gallo • Mary Gordon • Lori Carlson-Hijuelos • Arturo O’Farrill • Gay Talese
We thank our promotional partners: ALSCW (Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers), Hispanecdotes, and CasaCub...2023-04-1447 min
Nation of WritersEpisode 22: Oscar HijuelosIn this episode, we’ll discuss the life and work of Oscar Hijuelos, who became the first Latino to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1990 for his novel The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love. He wrote rich and radiant novels that brought the Cuban American immigrant experience into the heart of American literature, helping [...]2022-09-141h 15
Lit for ChristmasEpisode One: New York Sours & Visions of GodWelcome back to the first Lit for Christmas party of Season Two!
In this episode, Marty is joined by his wife, Beth, to guzzle some New York sours and discuss Oscar Hijuelos' Mr. Ives' Christmas. Be prepared for some drunken magical realism!
BONUS POINTS: Count how many times Beth says Antonio Banderas!
RECIPE FOR NEW YORK SOUR:
Ingredients:
2 oz. of whiskey/bourbon
1 1/2 oz. lemon juice
1 oz. Simple Syrup
Maraschino cherries
Sweet red wine
Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice.
Shake well.
Pour into rocks glass.
Add a splash of re...2022-02-281h 50
Library Nerds with WordsEpisode 39: Ben and Amanda Get Down and Dirty About Holiday MoviesAmanda Pierce from the Teen Zone and Ben Sargent from Circulation join Marty for a roundtable discussion of the holliest and not so jolliest holiday movies, tackling the eternal debate: Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Plus, there's bourbon balls, fruitcake, and Reese's Christmas trees.
Holiday book recommendations:
Amanda--The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
Ben--A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Marty--Mr. Ives' Christmas by Oscar Hijuelos
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KPFA - Radio WolinskyOscar Hijuelos (1951-2013), 2011Oscar Hijuelos (1951-2013), Pulitzer Prize winning author of “The Mambo Kings Sing Songs of Love,” and other novels, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky.
The interview was first aired August 18, 2011 following the publication of “Thoughts Without Cigarettes,” a memoir, and “Beautiful Maria of My Soul,” a sequel to “Mambo Kings.” Among his other novels were “A Simple Habana Melody (when the world was good)” and “Empress of the Splendid Season.”
Born in Manhattan to Cuban immigrant parents, Oscar’s family spoke only Spanish, but he became fluent in English during a childhood year in a convalescent hospital for nephritis. He...2021-07-251h 24
Why I‘ll Never Make ItHispanic Heritage Month - Luis Salgado, Reaching New HEIGHTS Through DanceLuis Salgado was born and raised in Puerto Rico and studied theater there at the University of Puerto Rico. He moved to New York City in 2012 and it was slow going at first for him to book work. But eventually things started to click for him and his career as featured as many credits on stage as off stage, behind the scenes, in addition to film and television work.
But this year has not been kind to so many artists, and work has come to a grinding halt. And so Luis brought himself and his family back to Puerto Rico d...2020-09-231h 01
Hot Date with Dan and VickyThe Mambo KingsEssentially an immigrant story set in the 1950's New York music scene, The Mambo Kings is also one of the few mainstream Hollywood films to highlight the Cuban/American experience, albeit without actual Cubans in the cast. Leads Armand Assante and Antonio Banderas are Italian/Irish and Spanish respectively. The female leads, Cathy Moriarity and Maruschka Detmers, are American and Dutch. The only cast members with any Cuban heritage are singer Celia Cruz and Desi Arnaz, Jr. but they each have small supporting roles in the film. Dan and Vicky discuss the movie, based on the Oscar Hijuelo...2018-07-271h 12
Download the Top 100 Audiobooks in Radio & TV, Great InterviewsStudio 360: I Love Lucy Audiobook by Kurt AndersenPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1017/to download full audiobooks of your choice for free.
Title: Studio 360: I Love Lucy
Author: Kurt Andersen
Narrator: Kurt Andersen
Format: Original Recording
Length: 54 mins
Language: English
Release date: 06-03-17
Publisher: WNYC New York and Public Radio International
Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews
Publisher's Summary:
It set the model for the hit family sitcom. Lucy was a bad girl trapped in the life of a '50s housewife; her slapstick quest for fame and fortune ended in abject failure weekly. Both the antics and the humiliation entered the DNA of TV comedy, from...2017-06-0354 min
PEN AmericaInternational Writers for Peace Day, 3/3/1985A marathon reading given in honor of the first international Writers for Peace Day. After an introduction in which Kirkpatrick Sales describes how the day came to be and what is being done in other countries to celebrate, twelve writers give readings of their own works and those of others on the subjects of war and peace. HIghlights include Native American poet Maurice Kenny reading his poetry about the Wounded Knee Massacre and the Native American experience; Oscar Hijuelos reading from Homer, Ovid, Sophocles, and other classical sources; and Norman Mailer ending the day by reading from his book "Armies...2017-01-062h 59
PEN AmericaNew York Writers: Writing Through One's Cultural Background, 4/17/1990The six panelists discuss how (or if) their cultural backgrounds impacted the material they produce, and in what way. Initially Cynthia Ozick opposes the use of the phrase "ethnic subculture," which was included as part of the description of the theme of the panel. She gives an opening statement to explain her stance on the phrase, stating that it perpetuates the marginality of groups, and reinforces the division of groups. The other panelists include Oscar Hijuelos, Frederic Tuten, Wesley Brown, Fay Chiang, and Mary Gordon.2017-01-051h 23
Troubled WatersEp 78: Molly and BuglesDavid Park, Danielle Radford, Hatty Ashdown and Toby Hadoke join host, Dave Holmes to answer questions about Star Trek, movie themes and Dame Judy Dench's new tattoo. David Park wants to plug his improve groups Dr God and The Lusty Horde. Danielle Radford wants to plug her own upcoming MaxFun wrestling podcast, Tights and Fights and recommends our sister MaxFun show Pop Rocket. Hatty Ashdown wants to plug her Hatty's Running a Bath podcast and recommends Julia Davis' TV show Camping. Toby Hadoke wants to plug his Dr Who podcast Who's...2016-07-1643 min
Discover Popular Titles Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Short Stories & AnthologiesAnother Spaniard in the Works Audiobook by Oscar HijuelosPlease open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free.
Title: Another Spaniard in the Works
Author: Oscar Hijuelos
Narrator: Gustavo Rex, John Glouchevitch - introduction
Format: Unabridged
Length: 36 mins
Language: English
Release date: 11-24-15
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies
Publisher's Summary:
After buying a used copy of A Spaniard in the Works on an October evening in 1980, Victor Mercado, a 27-year-old clerk, had a chance encounter that would change his outlook forever: He met the book's author, John Lennon. It happened...2015-11-2436 min
All the Books!New Releases for Nov. 3, 2015This week, Liberty and Rebecca discuss The Girl Who Could Not Dream, The Heart You Carry Home, Twain and Stanley Enter Paradise, and more new releases.This episode was sponsored by A Blossom of Bright Light by Suzanne Chazin and Penguin Random House Audio and FabFitFun.Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or iTunes and never miss a beat book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commis...2015-11-0337 min
Listen to Top Full Audiobooks in Fiction, HistoricalTwain & Stanley Enter Paradise by Oscar HijuelosPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/244598to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Twain & Stanley Enter Paradise
Author: Oscar Hijuelos
Narrator: James Langton
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 17 hours 30 minutes
Release date: November 3, 2015
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
Twain & Stanley Enter Paradise, by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Oscar Hijuelos, is a luminous work of fiction inspired by the real-life, 37-year friendship between two towering figures of the late nineteenth century, famed writer and humorist Mark Twain and legendary explorer Sir Henry Morton Stanley. Hijuelos was fascinated by the Twain-Stanley connection and eventually began researching and writing a novel that used the scant historical record of...2015-11-035h 30
The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 71: Mailbag Episode 3 (The Guermantes Way)!
On this week’s show, I answer some mail with my friend, David James Poissant,
Plus Dan Lauer writes about a unique book that changed his life.
NOTES
R.I.P., Oscar Hijuelos.
The Heaven of Animals, the forthcoming collection from friend-of-the-show David James Poissant, is available for pre-order. Please support the launch of his book, which is remarkable fucking reading.
2013-10-191h 13
Get Top 100 Audiobooks in Teens, Fiction & LiteratureDark Dude Audiobook by Oscar HijuelosPlease visit https://fashabooks.com/aff/fashabooks/1637 to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Dark Dude Author: Oscar Hijuelos Narrator: Armando Durán Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 09-17-08 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: Teens, Fiction & Literature Publisher's Summary: From the Pulitzer Prize winner Oscar Hijuelos comes a novel about identity, circumstance, and a way in which we all struggle to accept our true selves. In gritty, clear prose, Dark Dude captures New York City in the 1960s - violent, decaying, slouching away from the American d...2008-09-1705 min
BookwormOscar Hijuelos: A Simple Habana MelodyOscar Hijuelos gives us a sentimental rumba-and a return to his first inspiration: Cuban music.2002-08-1529 min
Transform Mundane Moments Into Memorable Tales With Free AudiobookGenesis: A Living Conversation Audiobook by Bill MoyersListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 238006
Title: Genesis: A Living Conversation
Author: Bill Moyers
Narrator: Alfre Woodard, Mandy Patinkin
Format: Unabridged
Length: 09:11:00
Language: English
Release date: 07-05-00
Publisher: Random House (Audio)
Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Biblical Studies
Summary:
People need stories to make sense of the world--to hold their lives together, and to fasten on to those values that last. The greatest stories are found in the Bible, enduring through the centuries. In Genesis, acclaimed television journalist Bill Moyers brings together some of the world's liveliest minds for spirited round-table discussions of the ageless...2000-07-059h 11BookwormOscar HijuelosMr. Ives' Christmas
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