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Author: Oscar Hijuelos

📘 The mambo kings play songs of love by Oscar Hijuelos

The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love presents a rich, moving portrait of a Cuban American jazz musician and his family, capturing the rhythms of New York’s vibrant cultural scene in the mid‑twentieth century. With lyrical prose and street‑smart insight, Oscar Hijuelos explores themes of love, identity, and community, weaving personal reflection with the broader story of a family and a city in transition.

First publish date: 1989

Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction

Authors: Oscar Hijuelos

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