Hidden behind a cloak of exotic mystery Cuba is virtually unknown to American citizens. G. Cabrera Infantein Infantes Inferno and several of his other novelsallows readers to peek behind the curtain surrounding this island and see the vibrant life that existed there before Fidel Castros regime. Detailing the sexual education and adventures of the author Infantes Inferno is a lush erotic funny book that provides readers with insight into what it was like to grow up in prerevolutionary Havana. Viewing every girl as a potential lover and the movies as a place both for entertainment and potential sexual escapades Cabrera Infante captures the adolescent male mindset with a great deal of fun and selfconsciousness. With his hallmark of puns and wordplayexcellently translated by Suzanne Jill LevineCabrera Infante has hilariously updated the Don Juan myth in a tropical setting.