Quirino, the Knight of the Malecón

Name: Quirino, the Knight of the Malecón
Brand: Alicia Garcia
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By Aly Valdés

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El Hidalgo del Malecón is an epic-popular chronicle that blends humor, myth, memory, and pain to narrate Cuba's recent history through the eyes of a lucid madman and his endearing squire. Quirino Hidalgo, son of the sea and of truth, decides to take on the "windmills of power" with a broom for a spear and words as his only armor. At his side, Pancho-neighborhood chronicler and accidental philosopher-records the daily life of Cubans: the endless queues, the infinite ingenuity, the inherited fear, the blackouts, the laughter that heals, the music that resists, and the dignity that never dies. Through scenes that combine satire, tenderness, and spirituality, the book creates a kind of Caribbean Don Quixote, where political absurdity coexists with human beauty. Here, the sea has memory, the streets whisper, humor becomes a shield, and words become homeland. It is a work that does not seek to provide answers, but rather to raise questions; it does not seek bronze heroes, but living people. A tribute to the ordinary Cuban, to their unheroic pains, their unpermitted laughter, and their almost miraculous ability to keep dreaming even when reality insists on the contrary. A book for those who love Cuba, for those who miss it, for those who fear it, and for those who still believe that a story told with truth can change a destiny.

Product details

Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 436
Release Date:: 2025-11-25
Publication Date:: 2025-11-25
Publisher:: Alicia Garcia
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN13:: 9798232917098
Weight:: 704 g
Height:: 152 cm
Width:: 229 cm
Thickness:: 26 cm

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