Cover of Máscaras

Máscaras

  • 1997 first published
  • 240 pages
  • 10 editions

Máscaras is a 1997 gay fiction novel by Leonardo Padura. Much of the action takes place in Havana, Cuba and Havana. It features Mario Conde. Readers will find themes of murder, Police, Investigation and gay men.

5 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 10 editions across 3 languages.

It runs to roughly 240 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

  • Cuba
  • Havana, Cuba
  • Havana

Characters

  • Mario Conde

Subjects

  • Detective and mystery stories
  • Havana, Cuba
  • Mystery & detective
  • Murder
  • Police
  • Investigation
  • Gay men
  • Cross-dressers
  • Conde, Mario, Personaje literario
  • Novela
  • Conde, Mario
  • Conde, Mario, Personaje literario, Novela

Quick answers

Who wrote Máscaras?

Máscaras was written by Leonardo Padura and first published in 1997.

What genre is Máscaras?

It is usually shelved as Gay Fiction.

How long is Máscaras?

The median edition has 240 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Máscaras?

Readers who like it often enjoy Tipping the Velvet, Dance on My Grave and The Gutter in the Sky.

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