{"product_id":"infantes-inferno-g-cabrera-infante-1st-edition","title":"Infante's Inferno, G. Cabrera Infante — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: London, Faber and Faber, 1984\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo, pp. 410.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Near Fine. The volume presents exceptionally well, bound in the original publisher's black cloth with silver gilt lettering to the spine remaining bright and unoxidised. The binding is tight and square, with sharp corners and no significant shelf-wear to the extremities. Internally, the text block is clean, showing only trivial toning to the page edges commensurate with age. The original pictorial dust jacket is vibrant and well-preserved, exhibiting no major creases, chips, or tears.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: This is the First UK Edition of G. Cabrera Infante's acclaimed novel, originally published in Spain in 1979 as \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"127\"\u003eLa Habana para un Infante Difunto\u003c\/i\u003e and translated into English by Suzanne Jill Levine in collaboration with the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eThe striking dust jacket features an illustration by Adrian George with overall design by Pentagram. While the title is relatively common on the secondary market, copies in such crisp, well-preserved condition without fading or significant jacket wear remain highly desirable for collectors of Latin American literature in translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eSet against the vibrant, chaotic backdrop of pre-Castro Havana, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"71\"\u003eInfante's Inferno\u003c\/i\u003e is a vivid and highly charged semi-autobiographical novel. It chronicles the sensual education of a young journalist, navigating a maze of sexual conquests and intimate failures. Dripping with Cabrera Infante's signature helter-skelter wordplay and outrageous punning, the narrative serves as both an erotic masterpiece and a memorable evocation of a lost era.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55835685093715,"sku":"6964","price":20.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261105_125112.jpg?v=1794411095","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/infantes-inferno-g-cabrera-infante-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}