A powerful, unsettling portrait of ordinary family life in Cuba, Carlos
Manuel Alvarez's debut novel THE FALLEN is a masterful portrayal of a
society in free fall. Diego, the son, is disillusioned and bitter about
the limited freedoms his country offers him. Mariana, the mother, is
unwell and forced to relinquish her control over the home to her
daughter, Maria, who has left school and is working in one of the
state-owned tourist hotels.
The father, Armando, is a committed
revolutionary who is sickened by the corruption he perceives all around
him. In meticulously charting the disintegration of a family, THE FALLEN
offers a poignant reflection on contemporary Cuba and the clash of the
ardent idealism of the old guard with the jaded pragmatism of the young.
The Fallen - Carlos Manuel Alvarez
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