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Achy Obejas


Born
in Havana, Cuba
January 01, 1956

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Genre
Literature & Fiction, Poetry


Achy Obejas is the award-winning author of Days of Awe, Memory Mambo and We Came all the Way from Cuba So You Could Dress Like This? Her poems, stories and essays have appeared in dozens of anthologies, including Akashic's Chicago Noir. A long time contributor to the Chicago Tribune, she was part of the 2001 investigative team that earned a Pulitzer Prize for the series, “Gateway to Gridlock.” Her articles have appeared in Vanity Fair, Village Voice, The Nation, Playboy, and MS, among others. Currently, she is a music contributor to the Washington Post and the Sor Juana Writer in Residence at DePaul University in Chicago. She was born in Havana ...more

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Average rating: 3.86 · 19,537 ratings · 2,344 reviews · 47 distinct works • Similar authors
Memory Mambo
3.73 avg rating — 587 ratings — published 1996 — 9 editions
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We Came All the Way from Cu...
3.92 avg rating — 475 ratings — published 1994 — 10 editions
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Days of Awe
3.63 avg rating — 300 ratings — published 2001 — 9 editions
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Ruins
3.62 avg rating — 298 ratings — published 2009 — 10 editions
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Havana Noir (Akashic Noir)
3.41 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 2007 — 10 editions
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The Tower of the Antilles
3.50 avg rating — 171 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions
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Barcelona Noir (Akashic Noir)
3.08 avg rating — 137 ratings — published 2011 — 13 editions
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The Boy Kingdom: Poems / El...
4.85 avg rating — 62 ratings — 2 editions
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Boomerang / Bumerán: Poetry...
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This Is What Happened in Ou...
3.97 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2007
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“Offspring were a joy or a shame, but still the crown of their elders, nature's unpredictable creatures.”
― Achy Obejas, Ruins
tags: children, cuba, pride
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“Solo cuento lo que veo   I just tell it like it is”
― Achy Obejas, Havana Noir
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“I want to ask him how much he expects to take.”
― Achy Obejas, We Came All the Way from Cuba So You Could Dress Like This?: Stories
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