THE BOOK OF HAVANA: A CITY IN SHORT FICTION - READING THE CITY

Chavarría, Daniel; Davidenko, Irina; Del Llano Rodríguez, Eduardo; Fernández De Juan, Laidi; Lage, Jorge; Léon, Eduardo; Paredes, Cinthia; Peré, Ahmel; Sacha, Francisco

ISBN 10: 1910974013 / ISBN 13: 9781910974018

Edité par Comma Press, 2018

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• Titre: THE BOOK OF HAVANA: A CITY IN SHORT FICTION - READING THE CITY
• Éditeur: Comma Press
• Date de parution: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1910974013
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781910974018
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• État de l'article: New

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When a history teacher decides to throw out an old, threadbare Cuban flag, he doesn't plan for the air of suspicion that quickly descends on him...

A woman's attempt to register ownership of her family home draws her into a bureaucratic labyrinth that requires a grasp of higher mathematics to fully comprehend...

On the day of their graduation, a group of students spend the night drinking around the 'Fountain of Youth', ironically celebrating the bright future that doesn t await them...

The stories gathered in this anthology reflect the many complex challenges Havana's citizens have had to endure as a result of their country s political isolation from the hardships of the 'Special Period', to the pitfalls of Cuba s schizophrenic currency system, to the indignities of becoming a cheap tourist destination for well-heeled Westerners. Moving through various moments in its recent history, as well as through different neighbourhoods from the prefab, Soviet-era maze of Alamar, to the bars and nightclubs of the Malecón and Vedado these stories also demonstrate the defiance of Havana: surviving decades of economic disappointment with a flair for the comic, the surreal and the fantastical that remains as fresh as the first dreams of revolution.

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Orsola Casagrande is a renowned journalist, writer, and filmmaker. Daniel Chavarria has been awarded the prizes: Nacional Literary Prizes (Cuba) and its equivalent in Uruguay Bartolome Hidalgo in 2010. Daniel Chavarria was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1933. He lived in Cuba for over forty years and considered himself a Cuban. Although prolific and diverse in his output, he was perhaps best known for his detective and thriller novels, set against the backdrop of various political events. On 6 April 2018, just as this book was being sent to print, Chavarria passed away. Irina J. Davidenko was born in Russia in 1978, to a Cuban father and Russian mother. She moved to Havana in 1982 where she completed her education. Davidenko studied for a degree in Economics but after graduating in 2003 began her career as a theatre actress. She has been awarded several prizes for her acting and is the author of a number of plays as well as short stories. Together with other young writers she founded a creative writing group in Havana, and is currently writing a script for a workshop given by The Royal Court of London. Laidi Fernández de Juan was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1961. A writer and doctor, she has worked many years in Cuban medical missions, especially in Africa. She writes a regular column, called Cosas del caos in the literary magazine Cuba Contemporánea. She has published ten novels and a collection of short stories. Jorge Enrique Lage was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1979. He has a degree in biochemistry and is a writer and journalist. He studied at the Jorge Onelio Cardoso where he also now works, coordinating their publishing activity. He regularly contributes to various Cuban literary magazines, as well as foreign media outlets. He has published several short story collections and novels. Eduardo Heras León was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1940. He is a highly renowned Cuban writer, as well as a journalist and critic of literature and ballet. He holds a degree in journalism and philology and is the founder and director of the prestigious Jorge Onelio Cardoso Centre. He is a writer belonging to the Revolution generation, involved in and committed to the revolutionary process since 1959. Eduardo del Llano was born in Moscow, Russia, in 1962. A well-known writer, script writer, film director and actor, del Llano has studied Art History at the University of Havana. As a film director he is well known for his series of short films called Cuentos of Nicanor, which are often based on his own short stories. Ahmel Echevarría Peré was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1974. One of Cuba s most acclaimed younger writers, he was a student at the Jorge Onelio Cardoso Centre for Literary Formation, where he now works as the editor of its website. He is also editor of the website Vercuba, and writes a column in the literary magazine Cuba Contemporánea. Cinthia R. Paredes was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1982. She is a writer and actress, and holds a degree in education and English Language. She began her creative career as writer of fiction over ten years ago, but left for a period to concentrate on theatre work. She is currently writing a script for a workshop given by The Royal Court of London. Francisco López Sacha was born in Manzanillo, Cuba, in 1950. He is a writer, essayist and teacher. He is editor of the literary magazine Letras Cubanas and a professor at the prestigious School of Cinema of San Antonio de Los Baños. He has been writing fiction since 1977 and in 1986 he published his first novel, and a year later his first short story collection. He has also published numerous collections of essays. Eduardo Angel Santiesteban was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1997. He is currently studying at the University Obrero Campesina. He is part of a new generation of young writers.