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Reinaldo Arenas
AuthorBooks · Second hand1943-1990
Reinaldo Arenas was a Cuban poet, novelist, and playwright who is known as a vocal critic of Fidel Castro, the Cuban Revolution, and the Cuban government. His memoir of the Cuban dissident movement and of being a political prisoner, Before Night Falls, was dictated after his escape to the United States during the 1980 Mariel boatlift and published posthumously. Arenas, who was dying of AIDS, killed himself in 1990.
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Curiosities about Reinaldo Arenas
Birth
1943
Death
1990
First book
1967
Years writing
23
Reinaldo Arenas was born in the small Cuban town of Aguas Claras in 1943.
His prolific career spanned poetry, drama, and novels, totaling 93 published works.
His most iconic work, Before Night Falls, serves as a fundamental testimony of his life and literary vision.
In addition to his writing, Arenas worked as a librarian, always surrounded by books.
His narrative deeply explores Cuban history and identity through the lens of fiction.