Pablo Armando Fernández

Pablo Armando Fernández (2 March 1930 – 3 November 2021) was a Cuban poet, novelist, essayist and playwright. In 1996, he was awarded the National Prize for Literature, Cuba's national literary award and most important award of its type.[1]

Born in the Oriente Province, Fernández lived in the United States from 1945 to 1959. He attended Columbia University.[2] After the Cuban Revolution he moved back to the island. His early works were personal, but he later wrote on social matters. Fernández has been described as follows: "He has a movie poster face with a full mane of white hair and a Rasputin like goatee, like a more handsome Uncle Ben. Since his return shortly after the revolutionary victory he has been in and out of favor, then in again. Fernández has settled comfortably into a position of responsibility and respect. He is one of the OWs, the Official Writers."[3]

Bibliography

  • Salterio y lamentación (1953)
  • Nuevos poemas (1955)
  • Himnos (1961)
  • El libro de los héroes (1964)
  • Campo de amor y de batalla (1984)
  • El sueño, la razón (1988)
  • Los niños se despiden (1963)
  • El vientre del pez (1989)
  • Aprendiendo a morir (1995)

References

  1. ^ "Muere uno de los escritores más queridos en Cuba, Pablo Armando Fernández". Granma.cu (in Spanish). 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Cuba's President expresses condolences on intellectual's death". Prensa Latina. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Trading with the Enemy: A Yankee Travels through Castro's Cuba," by Miller, Tom. p. 255.


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