
Guillermo Cabrera Infante
Two Islands, Many Worlds
Raymond D. Souza(Author)
University of Texas Press
Published on 1. June 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
978-0-292-77708-8 (ISBN)
Description
A native Cuban who has lived in London since 1966, Guillermo Cabrera Infante is, in every sense, a multilingual and multicultural author. Equally at ease in both Spanish and English, he has distinguished himself with daring and innovative novels, essays, short stories, and film scripts written in both languages. His work has won major literary awards in France, Italy, and Spain, as well as a Guggenheim fellowship in the United States.
This biography is the first comprehensive exploration of the life and works of Guillermo Cabrera Infante. Drawing on wide-ranging interviews with the author and his family and friends, as well as extensive study of both published and unpublished works, Raymond D. Souza creates an intimate portrait of Cabrera Infante and the cultural and political milieus that shaped his writing, including Three Trapped Tigers (Tres tristes tigres), View of Dawn in the Tropics (Vista del amanecer en el trOpico), Infante's Inferno (La Habana para un Infante difunto), Holy Smoke, A Twentieth Century Job (Un oficio del siglo XX), Writes of Passage (AsI en la paz como en la guerra), and Mea Cuba.
This biography is the first comprehensive exploration of the life and works of Guillermo Cabrera Infante. Drawing on wide-ranging interviews with the author and his family and friends, as well as extensive study of both published and unpublished works, Raymond D. Souza creates an intimate portrait of Cabrera Infante and the cultural and political milieus that shaped his writing, including Three Trapped Tigers (Tres tristes tigres), View of Dawn in the Tropics (Vista del amanecer en el trOpico), Infante's Inferno (La Habana para un Infante difunto), Holy Smoke, A Twentieth Century Job (Un oficio del siglo XX), Writes of Passage (AsI en la paz como en la guerra), and Mea Cuba.
Reviews / Votes
This book shines in the details; Souza had his subject's cooperation, and some periods in the author's life have now been filled in with information that goes beyond mere word play. . . . at times, one has the impression of eavesdropping in the writer's London apartment. Those interested in the writer's craft will find useful information on his short stories, creative process, and film scripts that have played such an important role in his career. (Choice)More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Austin, TX
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-292-77708-8 (9780292777088)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Raymond D. Souza is Professor Emeritus at the University of Kansas.
Content
Preface
1. A Distant Place
2. A Room Without a View
3. A Momentary Splendor
4. The Apprentice Storyteller
5. Citizen Cain
6. The Elusive Tiger
7. A Nocturnal Rhapsody
8. Lowry's Ghost
9. Images of History
10. The Vertigo of Memory
11. The Demonic Heart of Nature
12. The Essayistic Narrator
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Photographs
1. A Distant Place
2. A Room Without a View
3. A Momentary Splendor
4. The Apprentice Storyteller
5. Citizen Cain
6. The Elusive Tiger
7. A Nocturnal Rhapsody
8. Lowry's Ghost
9. Images of History
10. The Vertigo of Memory
11. The Demonic Heart of Nature
12. The Essayistic Narrator
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Photographs