A Generational Gap: Mario Conde vs. Yoyi Pigeon
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The contrast between Mario Conde and Yoyi Pigeon in Leonardo Padura’s “Havana Fever” highlights the generational divide that arose with the onset of Cuba’s Special Period. Conde, who is almost 50 years-old, grew up at the height of the Revolution and was raised under the communist promise of a “shining future.” Pigeon, who is only […]