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Ulysses in San Juan
Crime, corruption, and colonialism—as well as compassion, survival, and dark humor—are woven into The Puerto Rico Trilogy, which consists of three separate character-driven novels that focus on the Caribbean island and its complex political and social relationship with the U.S. "Ulysses in San Juan," the concluding novel, relates the relationship between a Jewish concentration camp survivor and a Puerto Rican female drug addict. It takes the reader on a trip into the San Juan underworld, as well to other island sites to meet crooked and upright and poignant and colorful characters. As the personal and the political interconnect, it is revealed that several of the trilogy’s characters have had their lives marked by such 20th Century historical turning points as the Spanish Civil War, the Holocaust, the Cuban Revolution, and the Vietnam War.
149 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 22, 2019
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August 25, 2021
I was hoping to have Ralph again. This seems like more of a stand-alone as it goes back in time. I do like the mention of cruise ships as that is how I found the series by pulling in on the Carnival Mardi Gras. Wolf opens up his shop early to get the cruise passengers. I found that some shops stayed closed during this time. I did enjoy the description of other area of Puerto Rico and more street references. The reason I like books set where we travel is so that I can relive our travel memories as well.
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