Telex From CubaTelex From Cuba

Rachel Kushner's mother grew up in Cuba in the 1950s, in the United Fruit Company enclave where "Telex from Cuba" takes place. Calling on a rich trove of family letters, photos, meticulously kept journals, and historical research, Kushner sets free her brilliant imagination in this profoundly resonant story of a world that was paradise for a time and for a few. For half a century, Americans controlled Cuba's sugar and nickel operations---the country's two most lucrative exports