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Mr. Ives' Christmas

Oscar Hijuelos

The Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller author writes a story of haunted love about a man reflecting upon his life through the lens of Christmases past.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Harper Perennial
  • Publish Date: Dec 23rd, 2003
  • Pages: 256
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.05in - 5.36in - 0.62in - 0.44lb
  • EAN: 9780060927547
  • Categories: LiteraryHolidaysFamily Life - General

About the Author

Hijuelos, Oscar: - Oscar Hijuelos was born of Cuban parentage in New York City in 1951. He is a recipient of the Rome Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation, among others. His five previous novels have been translated into twenty-five languages.

Oscar Hijuelos nació de padres cubanos en Nueva York en 1951. Sus otras novelas incluyen Mr. Ives' Christmas, The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien, Our House in the Last World y A Simple Havana Melody (Una Sencilla Melodía Habanera). Vive en Nueva York.

Praise for this book

"Stunning...a triumph...with honesty at its core that seems almost shocking in this day and age. A lovely story."-- "Boston Globe""Enthralling...A life-affirming novel, a worthy successor to Dickens."-- "Philadelphia Inquirer""He tells a story that is 2,000 years old and yet in so doing presents us with a book that is truly startling in its novelty...This is the best book Hijuelos has written. Which is saying something."-- "Los Angeles Times""Hijuelos shows us that miracles are something nearer than we believe."-- "Denver Post"