The Mambo Kings Play Songs of LoveClassic · Fiction, Historical Fiction, Music
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
1989 · Fiction
31
Classic
★ 3.66 on Goodreads · 13K ratings
Critics' pick
Is it worth reading?
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner (1990). 3.66★ from 13K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
31Must-Read Score
- Readers1 out of 100 · counts 40%+0
- Critics83 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+30
- Bestseller4 out of 100 · counts 14%+1
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #208 of the 251 historical novels we rank
- #423 of the 520 classics we rank
- #1103 of the 1,405 books we rank
Won
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner (1990)
Shortlisted
- National Book Award (Fiction) finalist (1989)
- NBCC Award (Fiction) finalist (1989)
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