Managua, Nicaragua (song) Managua, Nicaragua (song) "Managua, Nicaragua" is a popular American jazz song from the 1940s. The music was written by Irving Fields, the lyrics by Albert Gamse. The song was published in 1946. The recording by Freddy Martin's orchestra was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-2026. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on January 31, 1947 and lasted 11 weeks on the chart, peaking at #1. The recording by Guy Lombardo's orchestra was recorded on November 15, 1946, and released by Decca Records as catalog number 23782. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller
In the Heart of the Country the 1977 British version, the 1977 American version which was the same but published under the title "From The Heart Of The Country", and the 1978 South African version. In the South African version the novel's dialogue is in Afrikaans. The novel was awarded the 1977 CNA Prize. Marion Hänsel directed a motion picture adaptation, "Dust," in 1985. In the Heart of the Country In the Heart of the Country (1977) is an early novel by South African-born writer J. M. Coetzee. The book is one of Coetzee's more experimental novels and is narrated through 266 numbered paragraphs rather than