Reinaldo Arenas

Reinaldo Arenas
BornReinaldo Arenas Fuentes
July 16, 1943[1][2]
Aguas Claras, Holguín Province, Cuba[2]
DiedDecember 7, 1990(1990-12-07) (aged 47)[2][3]
Hell's Kitchen, New York, United States
OccupationWriter
Period1966–1990
Genrepoetry, novel, drama
Notable worksPentagonia
Before Night Falls

Reinaldo Arenas (July 16, 1943 – December 7, 1990)[1] 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, had committed suicide with an intentional overdose.[4]

  1. ^ a b Ann Tashi Slater (December 5, 2013). "The Literature of Uprootedness: An Interview with Reinaldo Arenas". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on January 6, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
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  4. ^ Manrique, Jaime (November 7, 1993). "Last Days of Reinaldo Arenas". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 14, 2023.