El Mundo Alucinante/A Hallucinations (Fabula) (Spanish Edition) [Paperback]

Reinaldo Arenas (Author)

Book Description

Series: Fabula | Publication Date: December 1, 2001

Nacio en Holguin (Cuba) en 1943, en el seno de una familia de campesinos. Desenganado de la Revolucion a la que, sin embargo, se habia adherido al principio y con la que incluso habia colaborado-, paso dos anos encarcelado por ser considerado un «peligro social» y «contrarrevolucionario», fama a la que contribuyo su trato con escritores como Jose Lezama Lima y Virgilio Pinera. En 1980 logro salir de Cuba y se instalo en Nueva York, ciudad en la que, enfermo de sida, se suicido en 1990. Entre sus obras se encuentran, El mundo alucinante (Andanzas 314 y Fabula 177) y su estremecedora autobiografia Antes de Que anochezca (Andanzas 165 y Fabula 55) llevada a la pantalla por Julian Schnabel y protagonizada por Javier Bardem-, asi como las novelas El color del verano, Celestino antes del alba y El palacio de las blanquisimas mofetas (Andanzas 357,395 y 428), que junto con esta y El asalto forman su famosa «pentagonia». Presentamos Otra vez el mar siguiendo la revision hecha por el propio autor sobre el texto publicado en 1982. Cuando en 1980 pudo finalmente saliera de Cuba, termino instalando se en Nueva York, y en esta misma ciudad, enfermo de sida, se suicido en 1990. Tusquets editores ha publicado su estremecedora autobiografia Antes de que anochezca.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Tusquets Editor (December 1, 2001)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 8483107759
• ISBN-13: 978-8483107751
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,224,766 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Readers Construct Their Own Story, April 2, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: El Mundo Alucinante (VISIO Tundali / Contemporbaneos) (Paperback)

This novel is a dialogue between fiction and history, but it also forces the readers to build a story in their minds. Many chapters are written from several perspectives, in other words, the same events are told in different ways; therefore, if five readers were to get together to discuss this book, the basic ideas would be the same, but the storyline would vary from reader to reader as each of them selected which chapter becomes "real" for them. One should also keep in mind the irony of Arenas writing this book about a persecuted man, Servando Teresa de Mier, and the author's life reflecting his art. Perhaps that's why Arenas was compelled to write about this historical figure in the first place. This is a difficult read but worth the effort.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Story or History?... just magic, March 26, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: El Mundo Alucinante (VISIO Tundali / Contemporbaneos) (Paperback)

I met the Reinaldo Arena's work in 1997, by the reading of this book. I felt in love with his writting and I became his fan. Now, he is famous because of the movie "Before Night Falls", but I already admired him. This is an fascinating novel where the History argues with one amazing story: it is like a mix between reality and fiction. Strange (very strange) things happen there. It is the story/history about Fray Servando, a latin-american hero, who lives in the mexican independence time. He fights against the spanish Inquisition and strange enemies with amazing powers chasing him: but he always runs away by "magic".