Pig's Foot - Carlos Acosta

Oscar Mandinga great-grandchild of the founders of a small hamlet of wooden shacks and red earth deep in the Cuban hinterland is a sardonic teller of tales - some taller than others - of slavery revolution family secrets love and identity spanning four generations. One day Oscar Mandinga wakes to find himself utterly alone in the world. As the sole descendant of his family line he is not sure what to do or where he should go but in the midst of this uncertainty he holds fast to what his grandfather always told him: `No man knows who he is until he knows his past the history of his country.' As Oscar sets out to find his ancestral village of Pata de Puerco and the meaning of the magical pig's-foot amulet he has inherited the search for his country's hidden history becomes entangled with his search for the truth about himself. Ambitious in scope yet intimate in tone rippling with vitality and driven by passion full of dark comedy magical history and startling revelations Pig's Foot is a dazzling evocation of Cuba's tumultuous history. It is a spellbinding accomplishment.

TITLE: Pig's Foot

AUTHOR: Carlos Acosta

SKU: 9781408841877

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

DATE PUBLISHED: 30/10/2013

PLACE PUBLISHED: United Kingdom

PAGES: 352

BINDING: Paperback / softback

LANGUAGE: English

DIMENSIONS: 135 mm x 216 mm

WEIGHT: 374 gr