Arenas, Reinaldo, 1943-1990

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Novelist, storywriter, poet, and essayist, Reinaldo Arenas was born in Holguín, Province of Oriente, Cuba, in 1943. He studied philosophy and literature at the Universidad de La Habana without completing a degree. His first novel, CELESTINO ANTES DEL ALBA, which in 1965 won a First Mention Award at the Cirilo Villaverde National Competition, was published by the National Union of Cuban Writers and Artists in 1967. In 1973, he was sent to prison after being charged and convicted for "ideological deviation" and for publishing abroad without offical consent. In 1980, as part of the Port of Mariel exodus, he was exiled in the United States where he lived until taking his own life in New York City on December 7, 1990.

From the description of Reinaldo Arenas papers, 1959-1986. (Peking University Library). WorldCat record id: 60358285

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creatorOf Hasson, Liliane,. Liliane Hasson collection of Reinaldo Arenas, 1983-1990. Princeton University Library
creatorOf Kerrigan, Anthony. Papers, 1955-1990. University of Notre Dame, Hesburgh Library
referencedIn Abreu, Juan, 1952-. Juan Abreu Papers, 1974-1975 Princeton University Library
creatorOf Arenas, Reinaldo, 1943-1990. Reinaldo Arenas papers, 1959-1986. Princeton University Library
referencedIn O'Keefe, Cunningham. Before night falls: typescript, n.d. New York Public Library System, NYPL
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correspondedWith Abreu, Juan, 1952-. person
associatedWith Hasson, Liliane, person
associatedWith Kerrigan, Anthony. person
associatedWith O'Keefe, Cunningham. person
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Cuba
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Authors, Cuban
Cuban essays
Cuban fiction
Exiles' writings
Latin American fiction
Latin American literature
Mariel boatlift, 1980
Political fiction, Cuban
Occupation
Novelists, Cuban
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Birth 1943-07-16

Death 1990-12-07

Cubans

Spanish; Castilian

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