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A Simple Habana Melody (Reprint Edition) by Oscar Hijuelos Paperback, 342 Pages, Published 2003 ISBN-10: 0-06-092869-7 / 0060928697 ISBN-13: 978-0-06-092869-8 / 9780060928698 Oscar Hijuelos's sixth novel, A Simple Habana Melody, is as much a love song to prewar Cuba as the "simple melody" at the center of the book. That tune, named "Roses Puras," was written by Hijuelos's protagonist, the aging composer Israel Levis, in the 1920s for his protégé and secret love, the sing |