Infante's Inferno, G. Cabrera Infante — 1st Edition

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Infante's Inferno, G. Cabrera Infante — 1st Edition

Name: Infante's Inferno, G. Cabrera Infante — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6964
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Publication: London, Faber and Faber, 1984

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 410.

Condition Report: 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.

Catalogue Note: This is the First UK Edition of G. Cabrera Infante's acclaimed novel, originally published in Spain in 1979 as La Habana para un Infante Difunto and translated into English by Suzanne Jill Levine in collaboration with the author.

The 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.

Set against the vibrant, chaotic backdrop of pre-Castro Havana, Infante's Inferno 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.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: G. Cabrera Infante

Book Publisher: Faber and Faber

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Modern Fiction

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 410

Book Publication Year: 1984

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Adrian George

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: Trowbridge, United Kingdom

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