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Title details for Learning to Die in Miami by Carlos M. N. Eire - Available

Learning to Die in Miami

Confessions of a Refugee Boy

by Carlos M. N. Eire
Robert Fass
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Carlos Eire's story of a boyhood uprooted by the Cuban Revolution quickly lures us in, as eleven-year-old Carlos and his older brother Tony touch down in the sun-dappled Miami of 1962—a place of daunting abundance where his old Cuban self must die to make way for a new, American self waiting to be born.


In this enchanting new work, narrated in Eire's inimitable and lyrical voice, young Carlos adjusts to life in his new country. He lives for a time in a Dickensian foster home, struggles to learn English, attends American schools, and confronts the age-old immigrant's plight: surrounded by the bounty of this rich land yet unable to partake. Carlos must learn to balance the divide between his past and present lives and find his way in this strange new world of gas stations, vending machines, and sprinkler systems.


Every bit as poignant, bittersweet, and humorous as his first memoir, Learning to Die in Miami is a moving personal saga, an elegy for a lost childhood and a vanished country, and a celebration of the spirit of renewal that America represents.

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  • Release date

    November 4, 2010

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781400199518
      • File size: 345276 KB
      • Duration: 11:59:19

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Gifted narrator Robert Fass exploits all the ironic humor and sadness of two young Cuban brothers who are adjusting to their new country, new language, and new school--without their parents. In an airlift few remember, Carlos and Tony arrived in Miami as refugees from the increasingly oppressive Castro government of the early 1960s. The younger brother records his painful memories of racial bullying, mayonnaise sandwiches, and huge rats. As they become bilingual, the boys' raw thoughts in their native language act as hilarious dramatic asides. Fass's sandy, taciturn voice makes addictive a story that everyone who was once a child will appreciate. He has total control of the three languages spoken: English (mostly), Mexican Spanish, and Cuban Spanish. He even sings "O Tannenbaum" in Austrian German. J.A.H. (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

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