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

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 09/06/202007/11/2020

A Black Prince Rose 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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  • Cuban Literature

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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  • Cuban Literature

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

  • by cuba50
  • 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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  • Cuban Literature

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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  • Cuban Literature

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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Nicolas Guillen: National Poet

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 19/12/201710/07/2019

Nicolas Guillen was born 1902 in Camaguey, Cuba, and died 1989. He was an Afro…

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  • Cuban Literature

Book review: Ophelias by Aida Bahr

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 28/10/201624/09/2018

This set of 8 short stories won well known Cuban writer, Aida Bahr, the Alejo Carpentier Short Story Prize and the National Critics prize when first published in Cuba. This version has the stories in the original Spanish as well as translated into English.

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