Macho Camacho's Beat
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-- Over the course of a single afternoon, Macho Camacho's hit song 'Life Is A Phenomenal Thing' blares out of every radio in San Juan and connects the lives of Senator Vicente Reinosa, his poor mistress, his neurotic, aristocratic wife and his fascist son. Full of puns, fantastic wordplay, advertising slogans, and pop-culture references, Macho Camacho's Beat is a grimly funny satire on the Americanization of Puerto Rico. -- One of Puerto Rico's outstanding literary figures, Luis Rafael Sanchez is renowned for his plays, short stories, essays and poems, as well as his novels. He currently teaches at the University of Puerto Rico. -- First published in the U.S. by Random House (1980), most recent paperback by Avon (1982).
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1564782581
ISBN13:9781564782588
Release Date:December 2000
Publisher:Dalkey Archive Press
Length:211 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
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DEFINITIVAMENTE PEGAJOSA
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
lA GUARACHA ES UNA NOVELA CON LA CUAL CUALQUIER PUERTORRIQUENO PUEDE IDENTIFICARSE, AUNQUE CUALQUIER PERSONA ENCONTRARA QUE LAS MISMAS SITUACIONES PUEDEN PASAR EN TODOS LADOS. EN UNA FORMA MUY HUMORISTICA, COMO AN FORMA DE PARODIA, PRESENTA LA REALIDAD DEL PUERTO RICO DIA A DIA, CON SUS VIRTUDES Y DEFECTOS EN UN TONO MUSICAL: LA GUARACHA QUE TODOS CONOCEN. ES UNA NOVELA DIVERTIDA Y HASTA COMICA, PERO MUY REAL.
Tremenda novela
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
La guaracha del Macho Camacho solo se puede describir como ejemplo de pura puertorriquenidad. Luis Rafael Sanchez trae a la vida en esta novela a personajes que brillan en su autenticidad y provee una fiel ilustracion de la realidad (a veces sumamente absurda) puertorriquena. La contagiosa y pegajosa guaracha tipifica la tendencia obsesiva del pueblo boricua, al igual que el espiritu alegre y optimista de la gente de la isla. Al igual que la guaracha, la prosa ritmica de Sanchez resulta ademas de atractiva, adictiva. Es una de las mejores novelas lationamericanas y caribenas. Brillante.
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