Reinaldo Arenas (1943–1990)
Autore di Prima che sia notte: autobiografia
Sull'Autore
The novel The Ill-fated Peregrinations of Fray Servando recreates in a poetic style, in which time, space, and character move on multiple planes of fantasy and reality, the life of Fray Servando Teresa de Mier, a Mexican priest famous for his hatred of the Spaniards. Mier denied even that the mostra altro Spaniards had brought Christianity to the New World. Arenas begins with a letter to the friar: "Ever since I discovered you in an execrable history of Spanish literature, described as the friar who had traveled over the whole of Europe on foot having improbable adventures; I have tried to find out more about you." In a meditation on the nature of fiction, Arenas discovers that he and Servando are the same person, and author and character become one. (Bowker Author Biography) Reinaldo Arenas, born on July 16, 1943 in Cuba, endured a harsh and dismal childhood. Poverty stricken, Arenas joined Castro's revolution in an attempt to better society. He soon fell out of favor with Castro's regime and his writings were censored. Arenas continued to work as a writer, journalist, and editor, and was imprisoned 1974 to 1976. Arenas was deported to America in 1980 when Castro was ridding Cuba of criminals, artists, and others whom he perceived as adversaries. Arenas's works include novels, short stories, poems, and newspaper articles. In addition to the influence of his poor background, his writing is marked by the homosexual lifestyle he lived and includes such noteworthy titles as Farewell to the Sea, Graveyard of the Angels, and The Brightest Star. On December 7, 1990, while suffering from complications of AIDS, Arenas committed suicide by combining massive doses of drugs and alcohol. He outlined his reasons for taking his life in a letter written to a Spanish newspaper. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Serie
Opere di Reinaldo Arenas
Mielőtt leszáll az éj 1 copia
Opsene 1 copia
Arenas Reinaldo 1 copia
Pentagonia 1 copia
Con los ojos cerrados 1 copia
Opere correlate
The Art of the Story: An International Anthology of Contemporary Short Stories (1999) — Collaboratore — 345 copie
The Oxford Book of Caribbean Short Stories: Reissue (Oxford Books of Prose) (1999) — Collaboratore — 93 copie
My Deep Dark Pain Is Love: A Collection of Latin American Gay Fiction (1983) — Collaboratore — 67 copie
Our Caribbean: A Gathering of Lesbian and Gay Writing from the Antilles (2008) — Collaboratore — 50 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1943-07-16
- Data di morte
- 1990-12-07
- Luogo di sepoltura
- Cremated (ashes scattered at sea)
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Cuba
- Luogo di nascita
- Oriente, Cuba
- Luogo di morte
- New York, New York, USA
- Causa della morte
- suicide
- Istruzione
- School of Planification, Havana, Cuba
University of Havana - Attività lavorative
- librarian
Utenti
Recensioni
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Premi e riconoscimenti
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 41
- Opere correlate
- 13
- Utenti
- 2,577
- Popolarità
- #9,975
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 31
- ISBN
- 158
- Lingue
- 8
- Preferito da
- 8
ACQUISTA
«Il racconto di uno scrittore straordinario che legge la propria vita con l’abbandono di un adolescente.»
Corriere della Sera
Scrittore e omosessuale: due colpe imperdonabili per il regime castrista, che perseguitò Reinaldo Arenas, lo incarcerò, lo colpì negli affetti e lo condannò a un umiliante programma di riabilitazione. Arenas riuscì a fuggire, ma l’esilio gli rivelò altri orrori: l’ambiguità presente nel mondo degli esuli cubani, così come l’ipocrisia della sinistra occidentale, viziata dal mito della rivoluzione cubana. Nella sua struggente autobiografia, uno dei massimi scrittori cubani delle ultime generazioni ripercorre tutta la sua esistenza, la lotta per la sopravvivenza, gli interrogatori, la fuga, la malattia. Congedandosi tuttavia, prima del suicidio, con parole in cui risuona uno slancio di speranza e libertà.… (altro)