The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love | Social Concerns
In 1990, The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. It was the first time that award was given to a Latino author, and it signaled that Latino fiction was no longer considered marginal, but was in fact a vital part of American literature. One of Hijuelos's major achievements in the novel is its range of themes that reflect both general American and specifically Cuban American experiences. The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love comments significantly upon the American Dream, gender roles and relationships, the immigrant experience, and nostalgia for...
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