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Enrique Flores-Galbis

Goodreads author profile

born

November 25, 1952 in Havana, Cuba

gender

male

website

http://www.enriquefloresgalbis.com

genre

Children's Books, Historical Fiction, Literature & Fiction

member since

July 2010

About this author

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Enrique is painter who started writing when he returned to Cuba after being away for thirty years. As he painted in the streets of Havana during the day dusty memories started flood back,then at night he would record his vivid memories. His two books grew out of the three notebooks he filled during those late night sessions.
Enrique lives in New York with his wife, who is also and artist, and his two lovely daughters, and we can't forget his constant companion, Chico the dog.

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Books by Enrique Flores-Galbis

Average rating: 3.84 · 153 ratings · 61 reviews · 2 distinct works

	90 Miles to Havana 3.89 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Raining Sardines (A Deborah Brodie Book) 3.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2007	My rating:

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Enrique's Writing

Cake for the Son of the Beast. (History)

1 chapters — updated Apr 07, 2011 09:47am

Description: Julian is invited to a birthday party but then realizes just where he is and cannot bring himself to eat the cake.

Enrique is Currently Reading

Enrique Flores-Galbis is currently reading:

Salammbô

by Gustave Flaubert

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read in January, 2012

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Enrique Flores-Galbis said: "Flaubert's genius of description allows him to present a grand sweep of landscapes, characters and events in a way that keeps the reader tight on the narrative. Man! This french guy can write. "

May 18, 2012 11:14am · see review

Enrique Flores-Galbis gave

to:

All The Pretty Horses By Cormac Mc Carthy: Teacher Guide

by Gloria Levine

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Jan 27, 2011 08:15am

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Enrique's Recent Updates

Enrique Flores-Galbis is now friends with Alma Ramos-McDermott
May 18, 2012 08:32pm
Enrique Flores-Galbis recommended Salammbô to Melissa Salammbô by Gustave Flaubert	My rating:
May 18, 2012 08:31pm · like
Enrique Flores-Galbis added: Moby-Dick by Herman Melville	My rating:
Got curious to read Moby Dick again while reading James Wood's "How Fiction Works" a helpful and lucid book on the sometimes murky alchemy of the great novels.
May 18, 2012 11:17am · see review
Enrique Flores-Galbis is currently reading: Salammbô by Gustave Flaubert read in January, 2012	My rating:
Flaubert's genius of description allows him to present a grand sweep of landscapes, characters and events in a way that keeps the reader tight on the narrative. Man! This french guy can write.
May 18, 2012 11:14am · see review
Enrique Flores-Galbis gave to: R. Crumb Draws The Blues by R. Crumb	My rating:
Apr 07, 2011 09:50am
Enrique Flores-Galbis wrote Cake for the Son of the Beast.: Why I Did Not Eat That Cake. " Eating Cake, or Not Eating Cake. I dive in and swim along the sandy bottom to the blue shadow of the" …more
Apr 07, 2011 09:47am · like
Enrique Flores-Galbis liked Clay's review of 90 Miles to Havana: " 2011 ALA Pura Belpré Award Honor Book What I loved about his story was the parallel between bullying at the Pedro Pan camp with Castro's bullying of the Cuban country. But what I loved more than that, was the character, a surrogate father to the bo... " Read more of this review »
Feb 25, 2011 08:29am · see review
Enrique Flores-Galbis gave to: All The Pretty Horses By Cormac Mc Carthy: Teacher Guide by Gloria Levine	My rating:
Jan 27, 2011 08:15am
Enrique Flores-Galbis became a fan of Goodreads Author David Samuel Levinson
Oct 29, 2010 06:38pm · all of Enrique's favorite authors
Enrique Flores-Galbis gave to: 90 Miles to Havana by Enrique Flores-Galbis (Goodreads Author) recommended to Enrique Flores-Galbis by: http://www.goodreads.com/author/configure_widget/328288?atmb_widget[book_id]=7453870	My rating:
Sep 09, 2010 12:05pm