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David S. Luton, Marlene Herrera
ASIN: B00L7RG52W
Publisher: unknown
Pages: 150

Dear Readers: Marlene and I would like to sincerely thank all who have bought our book, and we hope that it has been helpful to you in some way. We are in the process of making improvements to the book, taking in mind the feedback and suggestions made by readers. We have tried to make the book as accurate as possible reflecting Marlene's experience living in Havana. Even so, sometimes things get "lost in the translation" so to speak, regarding our collaboration as co-authors. For example, according to Marlene, Cubans don't typically use the word "marrón" to refer to the color brown as in many Spanish-speaking countries (they prefer to say "carmelita" or perhaps "pardo". According to her, the word "marrón" often meant purple or perhaps maroon or something similar, especially in older literature. I misinterpreted this information to understand that "marrón" is the word that Cubans use to ...
Amazon Rating:
3.5 stars from 7 ratings