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This shocking personal and political memoir from one of the most visionary writers to emerge from Castro's Cuba recounts Arenas' stunning odyssey--from his poverty-stricken childhood through his suppression as a writer and imprisonment as a homosexual to his flight to America and subsequent... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Lezama: Add a description of this character.
- Virgilio Pinera
- Hiram Prado
- Holguin
- Batista
- Pepe Malas
- Lazaro
- Samuel Toca
- Ruben
- Padilla
- Olga Andreu
- Carlos
- Maria Luisa
- Castro
- Nelson Rodriguez
- Juan Abreu
- Victor
- Amando Garcia
- Maria Teresa
- Raul
- Nicolas Guillen
- Marta Carriles
- Norberto Fuentes
- Alejo Carpentier
- Rafael Ames
- Margarita
- Ludgardo
- Tomasito
- Rodriguez Feo
- Hector
- Gibara
- Michelson
- Miguel
- Lydia Cabrera
- Pablo Armando Fernandez
Setting & Locations edit
- Santiago De Cuba
- Old Havana
- United States
- Miami
- New York
- Island
- El Morro
- Paris
- Guantanamo
- Lenin Park
- France
- Granma
- Europe
- Uneac
- Orlando
- Sierra Maestra
- Spain
- Sea
- Miramar
- Iliad
- Carilda
- Soviet Union
- Coppelia
- Guanabo
- Vedado
- Matanzas
- Bohemia
- Lima
- Blanca
- Camaguey
- Mexico
First Sentence edit
"It's going to be a great nuisance for both of us," said Freddy.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Reinaldo Arenas (Author)
- Dolores M. Koch
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 809
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( A ) › Arenas, Reinaldo
- Books › Literature & Fiction › History & Criticism › Caribbean & Latin American
- Books › Gay & Lesbian › Biographies & Memoirs › Gay
- Books › Nonfiction › Foreign Language Nonfiction › Spanish
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Arts & Literature › Authors
- Books › Gay & Lesbian › Nonfiction
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Memoirs
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Specific Groups
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