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The Doorman A Novel

by [Arenas, Reinaldo]

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Reinaldo Arenas is the most highly acclaimed writer of Cuba's post-revolutionary generation. The Doorman, his first work set in the United States, breaks new ground with the extraordinary and tragic story of Juan, a young Cuban refugee who becomes a doorman at a luxury apartment building in Manhattan. Oddly alienated from the tenants, Juan finds himself being seduced by their pets-a bear, a rattlesnake, an orangutan, goldfish, cats, dogs-who speak to him, determined to recruit him to their cause: a revolt against humans and human society, and a mass flight to liberty. Fantastic, satirical, dizzyingly inventive, The Doorman is a bittersweet parable about freedom and community, told with a profound sense of humanity.

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  • Grove Press Brand
  • Sep 6, 1994 Pub Date:
  • 9780802134059 ISBN-13:
  • 080213405X ISBN-10:
  • 204.0 pages Paperback
  • English Language
  • 8.25 in * 0.75 in * 5.75 in Dimensions:
  • 2 lb Weight: