Mr. Hijuelos’s 1989 book, “The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love,” was his best-known work. His characters faced the conundrums of assimilation while holding on to an ethnic and national identity.
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Mr. Hijuelos’s 1989 book, “The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love,” was his best-known work. His characters faced the conundrums of assimilation while holding on to an ethnic and national identity.
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