Tango

September 15, 2008
Tango has been the subject of several recent books, from Marina Palmer's "Kiss and Tango" to Irene D. Thomas and Larry M. Sawyer's "The Temptation To Tango" to Robert Farris Thompson's "Tango: The Art History of Love". Cookbook author and novelist Cusumano, as her web site (www.camillecusumano.com) declares, "is a writer who dances tango," and here she recounts her journey toward self-awareness set in the context of an extraordinary year spent in Buenos Aires. According to Cusumano, tangolike yoga and Zen, which she also practicesis a way of life, and her keen and colorful observations of everything from the "milongas" (tango dance halls) and her dance wardrobe to the people she met and danced with to the neighborhoods she lived in and the foods she ate create a thoughtful account redolent with the sights, sounds, and tastes of her own tango experience. Cusumano's book is recommended for public library collections serving dancers, armchair travelers, and literary-essay fans.Carolyn M. Mulac, Chicago P.L.

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