Before Night Falls

Name: Before Night Falls
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781781258682
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By Reinaldo Arenas

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Before Night Falls by Reinaldo Arenas is a powerful memoir detailing the life of the Cuban poet and novelist. It chronicles his struggles with political persecution, his imprisonment in Castro's Cuba, and his fight for freedom and self-expression. Arenas offers vivid insights into his life as a gay man in a repressive society, capturing both the personal and political aspects of his journey.
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You might enjoy this book if you're captivated by stories of resilience and resistance against oppressive regimes. This powerful autobiography details the author's tumultuous life in Cuba, his struggles with censorship and persecution, and his enduring quest for freedom and artistic expression. It provides a poignant, unvarnished look into the human spirit's ability to persevere through adversity.

Before Night Falls

An insight into the brutal and beautiful life of Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas, detailing his struggles with homosexuality, censorship and political tumult.

The heartbreaking memoir of artistic, sexual and political freedom in Castro's Cuba, with a new foreword by Garth Greenwell

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This poignant and shocking memoir by the Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas is a book about sexual, political and artistic freedom.

In Before Night Falls, Arenas recounts his journey from a poverty-stricken childhood in rural Cuba to his death in New York four decades later. He tells of his odyssey from young rebel fighting for the Revolution, through his suppression as a writer, his disillusionment with Castro, his imprisonment and torture, to his eventual flight from Cuba.

Now a feature film starring Javier Bardem and Johnny Depp, Before Night Falls is a stunning testament to an individual's urge to create against all odds.

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Before Night Falls by Reinaldo Arenas is praised as a deeply impactful testimonial on oppression and defiance. The book is revered for how it transforms universal and potent human experiences into literature with raw honesty. Critics highlight its significance in understanding Cuba's tumultuous history, and it stands as a profound, joyful yet enraged testimony. Arenas is celebrated as a great satirical writer, drawing comparisons to literary giants like Aristophanes and Swift.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781781258682

Publisher: Profile Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 June 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Serpent's Tail

Edition: Main - Classic edition

Contributors:

Translated by Dolores M. Koch
Foreword by Garth Greenwell

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 240g

Pages: 336

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About the Author

Reinaldo Arenas was born in Holguin, Cuba, in 1943. His first novel, Singing from the Well, was awarded First Mention in Cuba's Cirilo Villaverde National Competition. It was to be his only book published in his native country. Both as a homosexual and a writer, he found himself persecuted by the Cuban government, and had to smuggle his work out of the country for publication in France. He left Cuba in 1980 and settled in New York, where he died of AIDS in 1990. He is the author of over 20 books, including novels, short stories and poems.