I've seen good reviews for "carter beats the devil" by Gould
(?) which is about magic shows in the 20s and sounded like it
might be somewhat hard-boiled; has anybody read it that can
comment?
Jose Latour wrote:
>Syncretic means exactly what you say. In
Cuba
>it's a blend of of non-native religions
my mistake - I thought of that after I posted, that of course
both African and European/Catholic religions were
nonindigenous to Cuba
>The truly Cuban Indian deities
>disappeared with colonization. Under the Inquisition,
Spanish priests
>burned to death Indian magic men in the
stakes.
sad though not surprising; I remember reading about similar
happenings in Spanish-ruled Mexico, so I thought this might
actually have happened in Cuba. Thanks for the
information!
MVS wrote. . .
>I enjoyed the heck out of Havana Bay. His guide led
him in a funny
>direction, jineteras, great metaporical
word.
I remember the word used in the book to describe prostitutes
but don't know enough Spanish to pick up the etymology.
anyone?
>Maybe, though, a Cuban writer or two should have the
next word? HB
>took a Russian tourist's view written by a
Californian and told the
> >reader, 'this is Cuba today.'
Well, sure, but it's not an exclusive club; he can write a
book and someone else can write one too. The more views the
better, but I do see the point that one view that's
well-received enough can be taken as gospel - I imagine if a
Russian police inspector wrote about his real life
experiences investigating murders in Moscow in the '80s, part
of me would be skeptical if it was nothing like "Gorky Park".
Speaking of, does anybody know of Russian crime novels, by
Russians, that are available in English? (and nobody has to
bring up Dostoevsky, I already thought of him). I know
Sherlock Holmes, at least, is very popular among Russian
speakers.
Carrie
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