Picture of author.

Pedro Juan Gutiérrez

Autor(a) de Dirty Havana Trilogy

21 Works 1,188 Membros 28 Críticas 6 Favorited

About the Author

Pedro Juan Gutierrez began his working life at the age of eleven, as an ice-cream vendor and newsboy. The author of several published works of poetry, he lives in Havana, where he is employed as a magazine journalist. (Bowker Author Biography)

Obras por Pedro Juan Gutiérrez

Dirty Havana Trilogy (1998) 712 exemplares
Tropical Animal: A Novel (2000) 124 exemplares
El Rey de La Habana (1999) 115 exemplares
The Insatiable Spiderman (2002) 65 exemplares
Our GG in Havana (2004) 47 exemplares
Carne de perro (2003) 22 exemplares
Fabian e o Caos (2013) 19 exemplares
Anclado en tierra de nadie (2001) 8 exemplares
Sabor a mí (2003) 7 exemplares
Carne de cao (2007) 7 exemplares
Melancolía de los leones (1900) 4 exemplares
Βρόμικη Σάρκα (2013) 4 exemplares
No tengas miedo, Lulú (2006) 2 exemplares
Viejo Loco.cuentos. (2014) 2 exemplares
I am Cuban (2011) — Contribuidor — 2 exemplares

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Nome canónico
Gutiérrez, Pedro Juan
Data de nascimento
1950-01-25
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
Cuba
País (no mapa)
Cuba
Local de nascimento
Matanzas, Cuba
Locais de residência
Matanzas, Cuba
Havana, Cuba
Ocupações
writer

Fatal error: Call to undefined function isLitsy() in /var/www/html/inc_magicDB.php on line 425
http://www.pedrojuangutierrez.com/ind...

Membros

Críticas

O texto de Pedro Juan Gutiérrez corta fundo na carne e faz desta história de um jovem cubano o relato de uma vida de abandono e sofrimento que poderia se passar em outras grandes cidades da América Latina. Importante perceber que não é só a pobreza que induz esta condição mas um futuro sem qualquer perspectiva de mudança senão pela ação da violência sem limites, que de fato não conduz ao novo, mas apenas pavimenta um destino já traçado. Um outro jeito de descobrir Cuba e seu povo.… (mais)
 
Assinalado
Joao_Coin | Feb 1, 2023 |
Gutierrez's novel is often compared to Henry Miller's novels but whereas Miller's raucous depictions of his sexual exploits are infused with joy and exhilaration despite his dire economic situation, "Dirty Havana Trilogy" is a real downer. The sex is abundant and raunchy, but also desperate, joyless and depressing. Sex, like liquor and drugs, serves as an anesthetic for the horrible conditions the people in this novel live in. Be warned -- it also contains a very graphic depiction of a prolonged rape and assault. Not my cup of tea.… (mais)
 
Assinalado
Marse | 20 outras críticas | Jan 24, 2023 |
Éste es el testimonio de un habanero descreído. Un hombre que regresa extenuado de un largo camino que finalmente no lo condujo a sitio alguno. Pero no es pesimista. Pedro Juan sabe que tiene que seguir adelante. Y lo mejor es hacerlo sonriendo, a golpe de ron, música y sexo.
 
Assinalado
noeliacotto | 20 outras críticas | Mar 14, 2022 |
Well, The Dirty Havana Trilogy is quite the ride. Be forewarned, it truly is dirty. Sounds better if one says ribald but dirty isn't inaccurate. If that kind of prose offends you, do not pick it up. But dirty/ribald is not all the book is. It's also a raw, eloquent, sad, heroic and honest portrait of ordinary people living in extraordinary circumstances. It is, by turns, funny, offensive, and painfully touching. The characters face poverty and hopelessness with an often riveting commitment to survival.

Many reviewers compare the work to Bukowski or Celine. It certainly warrants that comparison. I think, however, this work will not age as gracefully. Many modern readers will not be able to get past the ever-present racism, sexism, homophobia, and misogyny. The reality of their presence in the life of the characters is impossible to avoid. Yet, the book is tribute to the richness of life and the human struggle for meaning and survival.

At least one reviewer (from the National Review) wants to frame this as a political piece revealing the ugliness of "Communist" Cuba. A person can read the book from that perspective but that is most certainly not what this book is about. This tale would resonate with many readers throughout the Caribbean and, in fact, much of the developing world. To portray the book as a political tract does the book and the reader a great disservice.
… (mais)
 
Assinalado
colligan | 20 outras críticas | Feb 10, 2022 |

Listas

Prémios

You May Also Like

Associated Authors

Ralph Gibson Introduction
Liset Alea Contributor
Stefania Cherchi Translator

Estatísticas

Obras
21
Membros
1,188
Popularidade
#21,643
Avaliação
½ 3.3
Críticas
28
ISBN
113
Línguas
14
Marcado como favorito
6

Tabelas & Gráficos