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Pedro Menocal 
Cubanisms 
A Look at Cuba through Art and Words

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#1 Amazon Best Seller! ─ Cubanisms ─ The evolution of Cuban slang, Spanish slang, and Spanglish

The history of Spanish slang: Spanish is a unique language. From Argentina to Spain, accents, meanings, connotations and more get lost between borders. Cubanisms by Pedro García-Menocal details the diverse history of the Spanish language as it evolved in the Lost City.

The humor of Spanish slang: With beautifully traditional illustrations from noted Cuban artist Gustavo “Garrincha” Rodriguez,  Cubanisms embraces the hilarious and historic value of words and their interpretations. This funny and informative collection will keep you laughing and learning all the way from Havana to Santiago.

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Table des matières

1 – El Lenguaje de la Cocina: Abuela’s Way of Showing Love
2 – Oido en la Escuela: Kids, from the Classroom to the Playground
3 – Saints and Sinners: Spirituality and Superstition in Cuba
4 – La Panchanga: Music and Dancing and Drinking
5 – Friends and Enemies
6 – Money, Politics, and Business
7 – Expresiones del Cubanaso: How to Speak Cuban
8 – Boberias and Tarecos: Cuban Things
10 – Lo Bueno, lo malo, y lo feo: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

A propos de l’auteur

Gustavo “Garrincha” Rodriguez is a Cuban illustrator and comic artist residing in Miami, FL. He published his first cartoon, a comic strip, in 1986 in Cuba. Nineteen years later he left Cuba for the United States. Rodriguez describes his art and illustrations as peaceful translations. “An illustrator is a traffic cop.”
Langue Anglais ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9781633534575 ● Taille du fichier 12.2 MB ● Maison d’édition Mango Media ● Publié 2016 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 5478058 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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