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National Prize for Literature for Cuban writer Delfín Prats

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 19/01/2023

In December 2022, A jury of prestigious writers in Cuba awarded the 2022 National Prize…

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5 books for Summer reading on Cuban culture

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 15/08/202219/01/2023

We recommend these 5 books for your Summer reading on Cuban culture – from short…

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Review: Yoruba from Cuba – Selected Poems by Nicolás Guillén

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 08/07/202215/08/2022

This exemplary book of the selected poetry of Nicolás Guillén, Cuba’s first ‘national poet’, contains…

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Georgina Herrera, Cuban poet, la Eterna Cimarrona

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 14/12/2021

Georgina Herrera was a Cuban poet and radio scriptwriter, feminist and anti-racist. In Cuba she…

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‘A Miniature Garden’ New book of poetry from Cuban poet Anna Lidia Vega

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 01/07/202130/07/2021

Review of A Miniature Garden / Un Jardin en Miniature, Poems by Anna Lidia Vega…

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A Black Prince for George Floyd By Nancy Morejón (poem)

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 09/06/202019/10/2021

  A Black Prince for George Floyd By Nancy Morejón Though he wanted to throw…

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All books lead to Cuba: The International Book Fair

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 01/02/201913/02/2019

Havana’s cultural life picks up pace every February with the coming of the International Book…

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Cuban poet Roberto Fernández Retamar to receive 2019 UNESCO Prize

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 23/01/201904/08/2020

Roberto Fernández Retamar (Cuba) will be awarded the 2019 International UNESCO/José Martí Prize in recognition…

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Nancy Morejon, National Poet

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 03/12/201802/08/2020

Nancy Morejón is the best known and most widely translated woman poet of post-revolutionary Cuba.…

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Our top 5 Cuban Culture reads for Black History Month

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 06/10/201819/10/2018

A Biography of a Runaway Slave 50th Anniversary Edition 2016 Compelling life story of Esteban…

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Review of The Book of Havana: A city in short fiction

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 29/07/201814/08/2018

The editor of this new collection of short stories by Cuban writers describes the essence…

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“For me everything started in a literary workshop”: young Cuban writer Ahmel Echevarria

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  • Posted on 24/07/201814/08/2018

by: Orsola Casagrande Born in Havana in 1974, Ahmel Echevarria graduated in mechanical engineering but…

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Things to tell Mick Jagger: interview with young Cuban female writer and rock fan Yeney de Armas

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 14/04/201814/08/2018

by: Caiman Barbudo.cu Yeney de Armas has sneaked like a goblin through the world of…

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Casa de las Americas announce 2018 prestigious literary prizes for two Cuban writers

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 07/03/201818/10/2018

The best writers in the Americas were awarded this week in Havana, Cuba, during the ceremonies for the 59th edition of the Casa de las Americas Literary Prize.

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Cuba’s International Book Fair showcases country’s love of literature

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 07/02/201818/10/2018

Cuba's International Book Fair is a celebration of literature. In many countries, book festivals are for the publishers. In Cuba, it's all about the book-lover. The fair attracts tens of thousands of avid readers. CGTN's Michael Voss reports on how this event's become Cuba's most important cultural festival of the year.

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