Mass for an Angel.: Reflections of Reynaldo Arenas by Riera, Dennis

Mass for an Angel.: Reflections of Reynaldo Arenas (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781541279438)

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Mass for an Angel.: Reflections of Reynaldo Arenas by Riera, Dennis

Mass for an Angel.: Reflections of Reynaldo Arenas

$12.99
Mass for an Angel.: Reflections of Reynaldo Arenas by Riera, Dennis

Mass for an Angel.: Reflections of Reynaldo Arenas

$12.99
Format: Paperback
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Tomás Fernández Robaina considers Misa para un ángel (Ediciones Unión, 2010) [Mass for an Angel] to be a testimonio literario, straddling the novel and testimonial narrative. This small tome is also an elegy of sorts; it was written, says the publisher, "so that the soul of [Cuban writer] Reinaldo Arenas, who committed suicide in the United States, may reach eternal peace." Robaina, who refers to his late friend as l énfant terrible of Cuban literature, offers a fascinating combination of heartfelt reminiscences, gossip, musings, letters, article excerpts, and interviews, this book draws attention to the many stages of Arenas' life, including his literary production; his outlook on life, work, and pleasure; his relationships in Cuba and abroad; his exile; and his subsequent battle with AIDS.

Author: Dennis Riera,Tomas Fernandez Robaina
ISBN-10: 1541279433
ISBN-13: 9781541279438
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 03/14/2017
Pages: 98
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.31lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.20d
By Dennis Riera
By Dennis Riera
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Tomás Fernández Robaina is a researcher specializing in bibliographic work and a prolific essayist on Afro-Cuban issues. He has published numerous bibliographies, critical essays, and testimonial narratives. Among his sociohistorical works are El negro en Cuba 1902-1958: Apuntes para la historia de la lucha contra la discriminacion racial [Blacks in Cuba 1902-1958: Notes on the history of the struggle against racial discrimination (1990)]; Cuba: Personalidades en el debate nacional [Cuba: Figures in the National Debate (2007)]; and Identidad afrocubana [Afro-Cuban Identity (2009)]. Fernández Robaina is a researcher at the José Martí National Library and an adjunct professor at the University of Havana; he a member of UNEAC and of the Cuban National Committee on Slave Routes, among many other associations. He has been a guest lecturer and researcher at the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard University.

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