Originally written for quentin longs anthro magazine. In a suicide letter written for publication, arenas wrote. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Many of arenass writings were seized by cuban police, though manuscripts of at least half a dozen of his. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. It was during the watching of this movie that i remembered i had in my library, unread, arenas last book and the only one set in the unted states. Doorman comics, a marvel comics fictional superhero. Oddly alienated from the tenants, juan finds himself. Oddly alienated from the tenants, he is seduced by their pets, who are determined to revolt against humans and human society. Andrew hurley is a translator of numerous works of literature, criticism, history, and memoir. The doorman by reinaldo arenas book cover, description, publication history.
Rubin r einaldo arenas book, the doorman, bears some resemblance to the popular ray bradbury work the martian chronicles. I have seen the real doorman at least as portrayed by a handsome actor in the film before night falls, the story of reinaldo arenas. Reinaldo arenas primary author only author division. Reinaldo arenass most popular book is before night falls. Reinaldo arenas books list of books by author reinaldo. Oddly alienated from the tenants, he is seduced by their pets, who are determined to. Reinaldo arenas has 48 books on goodreads with 19814 ratings.
Reinaldo arenas july 16, 1943 december 7, 1990 was a cuban poet, novelist, and playwright known as an early sympathizer, and later critic of fidel castro and the cuban revolution, and a rebel of the cuban government. Reinaldo arenas reinaldo arenas biography poem hunter. Books by reinaldo arenas author of before night falls. Arenas s first work set in the united states breaks new ground with the story of a young cuban refugee who becomes a doorman at a luxury apartment building. Arenass first work set in the united states breaks new ground with the story of a young cuban refugee who becomes a doorman at a luxury apartment building. Other books by arenas include the palace of the white skunks 1990, the color of summer 1990, the doorman 1991, the assault 1992, before night falls 1993, old rosa 1995, and mono and other tales 2001. Reinaldo arenas, an exiled cuban writer who was suffering from aids, committed suicide in 1990 in new york. In the doorman arenas tells the story of juan, a cuban refugee who takes a job as a doorman in a new york city apartment building. Rubin r einaldo arenas book, the doorman, bears some resemblance to the. The doorman, his first work set in the united states, breaks new ground with the extraordinary and tragic story of juan, a young cuban refugee who becomes a doorman at a luxury apartment building in manhattan. Cuban writer viciously oppressed in his native cuba for both his literary attacks on fidel castros revolution and his open homosexuality, reinaldo arenas became a literary star by smuggling his books overseas. Reinaldo arenas, a novelist who spent several years in prison in cuba under fidel castro, committed suicide on friday in his apartment in manhattan, the police said.
Cubans, apartment houses, political refugees, fiction. Buy the doorman by reinaldo arenas from waterstones today. The doorman, by reinaldo arenas, is a marvelous novel by one of cubas literary greats. In 1980, he was one of 120,000 cubans who arrived in the united states on the mariel boatlift. The memoir before night falls, which cuban writer reinaldo arenas 194390 dictated before his death, is a searing document of resistance to and complicity with tyranny, specifically the surveillance state of fidel castro. Cuban novelist arenas s old rosa exquisitely wrought surreal fantasy. In the doorman arenas tells the story of juan, a cuban refugee who takes a job as a doorman. His protagonist, juan, is a cuban emigre who works as a doorman at a manhattan apartment. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. The doorman, a 2007 film directed by peter bogdanovich the doorman. Reinaldo arenas was a young cuban novelist known for both novels of magical. Dec 06, 2001 reinaldo arenas was born in cuba in 1943. Oddly alienated from the tenants, he is seduced by their pets, who are determined to revolt.
For example, there are only a few dialogues in the doorman 19879and the. The paper focuses on the life and poetics of cuban writer reinaldo arenas, an important. Jul 22, 2019 the doorman by reinaldo arenas, 1994, grove press edition, in english 1st american ed. Reinaldo arenas is currently considered a single author.
Pdf the silent world of reinaldo arenass novels researchgate. Reinaldo arenas committed suicide by taking an overdose of drugs and alcohol in new york on 7th december 7, 1990. Reinaldo arenas was a young cuban novelist known for both novels of magical realism and a flamboyant homosexual life style. Do you know what it means to be always at the mercy of other peoples madness just because they are driving ahead of you or behind you. I was drawn into reinaldo arenas after reading his biography and discovering his relationship with the cuban government. His extraordinary novels, flush with magical realism and sensual detail, won several prestigious awards abroad. Reinaldo arenas, one of the best known and most admired cuban writers in the spanishspeaking world, was born in the rural oriente province of cuba between holguin and gibara, on july 16, 1943. Publication date 1991 topics cubans new york state. Young juan, a refugee from cuba, is the doorman of a manhattan apartment househome to a disappointed and eclectic group of men and women, and to their even more unhappy pets.
Cuban writer reinaldo arenas 19431990 is considered to be one of latin americas most innovative and provocative latetwentiethcentury literary voices. Every textbook comes with a 21day any reason guarantee. As a teenager arenas joined the revolution that brought fidel castro to power in 1959. Arenass first work set in the united states breaks new ground with the. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. We have you covered with 247 instant online tutoring.
Nicolas rated it really liked it oct 22, the darkness in this novel is deep, but it is offset to som this is effectively two novellas that share a. Reinaldo arenas was a young cuban novelist known for both novels of magical realism and a. That old man with his womanizing delusions, our doorman thought, was a lonely soul and therefore in need of some guidance, p. Reinaldo arenas is the most highly acclaimed writer of cubas postrevolutionary generation. The doorman by reinaldo arenas, 1994, grove press edition, in english 1st american ed. A prolific writer who overcame enormous persecution and censorship, arenas wrote novels, short stories, poetry, theater pieces, and essays. Reinaldo arenas july 16, 1943 december 7, 1990 was a cuban poet, novelist, and playwright who despite his early sympathy for fidel castro and the 1959 revolution, gre. The doorman by reinaldo arenas grove weidenfeld books by philip m.
Young juan, a refugee from cuba, is the doorman of a manhattan apartment. The doorman, his first work set in the united states, breaks new ground with the extraordinary and tragic story of juan, a young cuban refugee who becomes a doorman. Arenas body was found in his manhattan apartment on friday afternoon by a nurse who had been taking care of him, said police spokesman sgt. Discover book depositorys huge selection of reinaldo arenas books online. Reinaldo arenas, cubanborn writer of extraordinary and unconventional novels who fled persecution and immigrated to the united states. Cuban refugee who becomes a doorman at a luxury apartment building. In 1961 he moved to havana, where he studied philosophy and literature at the university of havana and fought with castros rebels before gradually. Reinaldo arenas project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Young juan, a refugee from cuba, is the doorman of a manhattan apartment househome to a disappointed and eclectic group of men and women, and to their even more. Old rosa and the brightest star by reinaldo arenas. Reinaldo arenas book, the doorman, bears some resemblance to the popular ray bradbury work the martian chronicles. Arenas settled in new york where he lived until his death from aids ten years later. The book has been translated into english by dolores m. The parallels to arenass own life are obvious, but this richly imagined story often.
It was during the watching of this movie that i remembered i had in my library, unread, arenas last book and the only one set in. This was a dramatic ending to a dramatic life, the final flight of someone who was always escaping first from abandonment and neglect as a child, later from stark poverty and finally from sexual and political persecution. This doorman doesnt hold doors news the harvard crimson. Abroad, arenass books were praised by both critics and readers, but. The silent world of reinaldo arenass novels article pdf available in ars aeterna 102. The doorman by reinaldo arenas and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Rent the doorman 1st edition 97808024059 today, or search our site for other textbooks by arenas.
The doorman, a 2005 film starring dominique vandenberg. An affecting parable of a modern knighterrants search for the true door to happiness, and the first story by the late cuban writer and exile arenas the palace of the white skunks, 1990, etc. Cuban novelist arenas s old rosa exquisitely wrought surreal fantasy is a sardonic swiftian parable on human cruelty and the impulse to flee from freedom. Dec 09, 1990 reinaldo arenas, a novelist who spent several years in prison in cuba under fidel castro, committed suicide on friday in his apartment in manhattan, the police said. Palgrave macmillan, 2005 a detailed study of reinaldo arenas and diamela eltits cosmopolitan aspects. Cuban novelist arenass old rosa exquisitely wrought surreal fantasy is a sardonic swiftian parable on human cruelty and the impulse to flee from freedom.
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