Reinaldo Arenas (1943–1990)
Autor(a) de Before Night Falls
About the Author
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 mostrar mais 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) mostrar menos
Séries
Obras por Reinaldo Arenas
Mielőtt leszáll az éj 1 exemplar
Nouvelles hispano-américaines t2-ne 1 exemplar
Opsene 1 exemplar
Arenas Reinaldo 1 exemplar
Pentagonia 1 exemplar
Con los ojos cerrados 1 exemplar
Associated Works
The Art of the Story: An International Anthology of Contemporary Short Stories (1999) — Contribuidor — 345 exemplares
The Oxford Book of Caribbean Short Stories: Reissue (Oxford Books of Prose) (1999) — Contribuidor — 93 exemplares
My Deep Dark Pain Is Love: A Collection of Latin American Gay Fiction (1983) — Contribuidor — 67 exemplares
Our Caribbean: A Gathering of Lesbian and Gay Writing from the Antilles (2008) — Contribuidor — 50 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1943-07-16
- Data de falecimento
- 1990-12-07
- Localização do túmulo
- Cremated (ashes scattered at sea)
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- Cuba
- Local de nascimento
- Oriente, Cuba
- Local de falecimento
- New York, New York, USA
- Causa da morte
- suicide
- Educação
- School of Planification, Havana, Cuba
University of Havana - Ocupações
- librarian
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 41
- Also by
- 13
- Membros
- 2,574
- Popularidade
- #9,982
- Avaliação
- 3.9
- Críticas
- 31
- ISBN
- 158
- Línguas
- 8
- Marcado como favorito
- 8