Born and raised in Cuba, Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria is Sterling
Professor of Hispanic and Comparative Literature at Yale
University, where he obtained his Ph.D. in 1970. He is the author
and editor of numerous books, including The Oxford Book of Latin
American Short Stories and Myth and Archive: A Theory of Latin
American Narrative, and is a frequent contributor to the New York
Times Book Review. A former semi-pro
catcher, he plays for the Madison Ravens of the Connecticut Senior
Baseball League.
"The Pride of Havana is an absorbing history of Cuban baseball and
the impact so many Cuban players have had on the game in the United
States. It sparkles like El Duque in October."--Bob Costas, NBC
Sports
"Writing with the precision of the connoisseur and the passion of
the aficionado, Gonzalez Echevarria provides a masterful account of
Cuban 'beisbol' that is at the same time a profound meditation on
the island's national culture. In many ways this extraordinary book
marks the culmination of the author's distinguished career as the
pre-eminent writer-scholar of our generation. A dinger!"--Gustavo
Perez Firmat, Columbia University, author of The Cuban
Condition: Translation and Identity in Modern Cuban Literature
"From Martin Dihigo to Minnie Minoso, Cuban baseball provided
excitement for all. In The Pride of Havana, Roberto Gonzalez
Echevarria brings back the thrills and colorful stories that made
the Cuban League so memorable for players, owners, and
fans."--Bobby Bragan, former manager of Pirates, Indians, Braves,
and Almendares Scorpions
"The study features an excellent bibliography plus detailed notes
for each chapter. The research is exhaustive, based on primary
sources and interviews that include numerous anecdotes, making this
an engaging read."--Library Journal
"The Pride of Havana is a massively detailed chronicle of the
history of baseball in Cuba, written with the passion of a fan of
the country and of the game. Gonzalez Echevarria makes a convincing
case that America'a national pastime is also Cuba's national
pastime."--Marty Linsky, Wilson Quarterly
"Using a wide array of sources including newspapers, interviews,
and written memoirs, Mr. Gonzalez Echevarria has reconstructed a
remarkably rich and detailed narrative of the history of baseball
in Cuba, from its earliest versions, in the mind-19th century, to
its recent triumphs in international competitions and travails as
it witnesses many of its best players defect to the United States
in search of better pay and living conditions."--The Washington
Times
"A chronicle and celebration of the national pastime of Cuba,
lovingly told by a professor of Hispanic literature at Yale who has
been a semipro catcher himself."--New York Times Book Review
"The Pride of Havana is an absorbing history of Cuban baseball and the impact so many Cuban players have had on the game in the United States. It sparkles like El Duque in October."--Bob Costas, NBC Sports "Writing with the precision of the connoisseur and the passion of the aficionado, Gonzalez Echevarria provides a masterful account of Cuban 'beisbol' that is at the same time a profound meditation on the island's national culture. In many ways this extraordinary book marks the culmination of the author's distinguished career as the pre-eminent writer-scholar of our generation. A dinger!"--Gustavo Perez Firmat, Columbia University, author of The Cuban Condition: Translation and Identity in Modern Cuban Literature "From Martin Dihigo to Minnie Minoso, Cuban baseball provided excitement for all. In The Pride of Havana, Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria brings back the thrills and colorful stories that made the Cuban League so memorable for players, owners, and fans."--Bobby Bragan, former manager of Pirates, Indians, Braves, and Almendares Scorpions "The study features an excellent bibliography plus detailed notes for each chapter. The research is exhaustive, based on primary sources and interviews that include numerous anecdotes, making this an engaging read."--Library Journal "The Pride of Havana is a massively detailed chronicle of the history of baseball in Cuba, written with the passion of a fan of the country and of the game. Gonzalez Echevarria makes a convincing case that America'a national pastime is also Cuba's national pastime."--Marty Linsky, Wilson Quarterly "Using a wide array of sources including newspapers, interviews, and written memoirs, Mr. Gonzalez Echevarria has reconstructed a remarkably rich and detailed narrative of the history of baseball in Cuba, from its earliest versions, in the mind-19th century, to its recent triumphs in international competitions and travails as it witnesses many of its best players defect to the United States in search of better pay and living conditions."--The Washington Times "A chronicle and celebration of the national pastime of Cuba, lovingly told by a professor of Hispanic literature at Yale who has been a semipro catcher himself."--New York Times Book Review
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