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Spanish
- GenresFiction
300 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2002
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Jesús Díaz
68 books10 followersJesús Díaz (1941–2002) was born in Havana and is regarded as one of the most important Cuban writers in exile. He studied at the School of Philosophy and Letters at the University of Havana. In 1966 his book Los años duros won the Casa de las Americas Prize.
After having been a guest of the Berlin Artists’ Programme Jesús Díaz stayed in Europe. He worked as a film director and script writer and taught at the Film Academy in Berlin before he moved to Madrid where he lived and worked in his last years.
Díaz founded the magazine Encuentro, which has meantime become a significant forum for exile literature. He was also awarded a Guggenheim scholarship and received numerous awards for his literary work.
The author portrays Cuba’s society, the hopes and dreams of the generation which lived the days of the revolution and the young people who have grown up afterwards.
After having been a guest of the Berlin Artists’ Programme Jesús Díaz stayed in Europe. He worked as a film director and script writer and taught at the Film Academy in Berlin before he moved to Madrid where he lived and worked in his last years.
Díaz founded the magazine Encuentro, which has meantime become a significant forum for exile literature. He was also awarded a Guggenheim scholarship and received numerous awards for his literary work.
The author portrays Cuba’s society, the hopes and dreams of the generation which lived the days of the revolution and the young people who have grown up afterwards.
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September 27, 2018
Părerea mea despre acest roman o găsiți aici.
April 3, 2015
A well written narrative steeped in irony. I was fascinated by how my attitude toward the protagonist changed so much over the course of the novel. Such a creative premise!
I was terribly distracted, though, by what seemed to be unedited use of English throughout. The characters using English in Miami did not do it in a convincing way: "she is my nephew" or "all the weeks" (todas las semanas), for instance, as well as mentioning that Texas border town, "Brownville." It is just surprising that no editor caught these or the many other errors, and it detracted from the novel for me.
I was terribly distracted, though, by what seemed to be unedited use of English throughout. The characters using English in Miami did not do it in a convincing way: "she is my nephew" or "all the weeks" (todas las semanas), for instance, as well as mentioning that Texas border town, "Brownville." It is just surprising that no editor caught these or the many other errors, and it detracted from the novel for me.
September 22, 2015
Amusing ...
June 26, 2024
“¿Qué delito cometí contra vosotros naciendo?”
Jesús Díaz (1941-2002) fue un férreo revolucionario. Ganó el premio cuento Casa de las Américas en 1996. Dirigió la revista _El Caimán Barbudo_ y fue docente en la Universidad de La Habana. En los 90’s es condenado al exilio por el ministro de cultura. Esta novela se publica en 1998.
_Dime algo sobre Cuba_ es un relato ficcional sobre la odisea del cubano Stalin Martínez hacia el exilio, en Miami. Llena de ironía y severos conflictos morales el autor permite sumergirse en la cotidianidad de los y las cubanas durante el Periodo Especial. Es posible entender cómo se observaba la homosexualidad, el trabajo sexual, la crisis económica y la dolarización de la isla, a los exiliados, al gobierno revolucionario, a los EEUU y una serie de temas que envolvían a todxs lxs cubanxs durante la década de los noventa a través de los ojos del propio Martínez.
El exilio ha sido un problema para Cuba desde la Revolución, comenzada hace ya más de sesenta años. Nunca es fácil dejar la patria, atravesar noventa millas a mar abierto para, a lo mejor, encontrarse con los Estados Unidos. Bien lo dice una línea del libro: “¡Miami o muerte!”, cubaneando el lema revolucionario “¡Patria o muerte!”. Si algo me queda claro después de leer esta novela es que, sin importar que estén en Cuba o en la Florida, los y las cubanas levantan el dedo índice y el del corazón para formar la V de la victoria.
Jesús Díaz (1941-2002) fue un férreo revolucionario. Ganó el premio cuento Casa de las Américas en 1996. Dirigió la revista _El Caimán Barbudo_ y fue docente en la Universidad de La Habana. En los 90’s es condenado al exilio por el ministro de cultura. Esta novela se publica en 1998.
_Dime algo sobre Cuba_ es un relato ficcional sobre la odisea del cubano Stalin Martínez hacia el exilio, en Miami. Llena de ironía y severos conflictos morales el autor permite sumergirse en la cotidianidad de los y las cubanas durante el Periodo Especial. Es posible entender cómo se observaba la homosexualidad, el trabajo sexual, la crisis económica y la dolarización de la isla, a los exiliados, al gobierno revolucionario, a los EEUU y una serie de temas que envolvían a todxs lxs cubanxs durante la década de los noventa a través de los ojos del propio Martínez.
El exilio ha sido un problema para Cuba desde la Revolución, comenzada hace ya más de sesenta años. Nunca es fácil dejar la patria, atravesar noventa millas a mar abierto para, a lo mejor, encontrarse con los Estados Unidos. Bien lo dice una línea del libro: “¡Miami o muerte!”, cubaneando el lema revolucionario “¡Patria o muerte!”. Si algo me queda claro después de leer esta novela es que, sin importar que estén en Cuba o en la Florida, los y las cubanas levantan el dedo índice y el del corazón para formar la V de la victoria.
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