"Rachel Kushner's debut novel is an absolute blinder... Like the sea which surrounds Cuba, Telex From Cuba is ever-shifting, and it is luminous" * The Times *
"If you relish glittering language that pursues emotional and political truth, you'll be enthralled by Telex from Cuba... the atmosphere seethes and crackles... [a] lush, intoxicating book" * Independent *
"Telex from Cuba is epic and enjoyable: the style is lush and precise; the parties and cookouts, the drinks and affairs are beautiful and poignant, full of the pleasures of wealth overshadowed by loss." -- Anne Enright * Guardian *
"Fascinating and vividly detailed... You can almost feel the heat radiating from the page: the air is mosquito-thick and tainted with a nickel oxide haze, the tropical landscape a character in its own right" * Observer *
"A piece of fiction quite breathtaking in its assurance [...] a beautifully weighted treatise on colonial attitudes, capitalism, racism and the interactions and divisions between cultures and classes" -- Billy O'Callaghan * Irish Examiner *
"A lush, meticulous, cinematic debut novel" * Elle *
"Kushner evokes a dreamlike paradise... A poignant tale" -- Antonia Charlesworth * Big Issue *
"[Kushner's] cleverly counterposed registers and nuanced explanation of the way we make and remake ourselves elevates her book beyond the standard historical romp" -- David Annand * Sunday Telegraph *
"Detail-packed prose" * Glasgow Herald *
"Deeply evocative... A fascinating and vividly detailed portrait of the country" -- Natasha Tripney * Observer *
"An intriguing, multifaceted portrait of a society in flux" -- David Evans * Independent on Sunday *
"Massively compelling... Tough yet tender writing that throbs with history, nostalgia and love" * Bath Chronicle *
"It begs for a big-screen adaptation" * London Magazine *
"Telex from Cuba is a wonderful debut and essential reading for those who wish to follow the career of one of the best new writers of our generation" -- Stephen Joyce * Nudge *
"[Telex From Cuba] proves that this American author is a superstar of the future" -- Nick Barley * Herald *
