Book on Daniel Santos to be launched

A book called "Daniel Santos in His Havana", a book on the days this renowned singer known as "El Inquieto Anacobero" will be launched in Puerto Rico on May 6 by its author, Cuban music historian Helio Orovio. Read More

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Life and work of Jose Lezama Lima on a cuban film

Cuban filmmaker Tomás Piard, director of Itaca is successfully unwrapping his cinematographic project El viajero inmóvil Read More

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Cuban and Venezuelan writers meet in Caracas

Venezuelan and Cuban writers ended on Friday a two-day meeting on regional integration and intellectuals participation in building socialism in Latin America, Prensa Latina news agency reported Read More

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Reynaldo González is recognized with the Cultural Journalism Award 2007

Chronicles and articles that combine depth, knowledge, stylistic rigor and pleasantness accumulated along decades, issued by Cuban and foreign publishing houses, like the Camaguey journal Adelante, the Juventud Rebelde newspaper and La Jiribilla magazine as recognized with the Cultural Journalism Award "Jose Antonio Fernández de Castro" 2007. Read More

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First scientific book written in Cuba

Between 1663 and 1672 the book Arte de Navegar considered first Cuban scientific volume came to light authored by Spanish doctor from Sevilla Lázaro de Flores, who had graduated in 1647 and come to work in Cuba, where he wrote the said book a decade after his arrival in this city. Read More

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Cuba attends International Book Fair in Calcutta

The works of Cuban authors translated into English and Bengali were exhibited at the International Book Fair of Calcutta, India. The Cuban selection included books by Cuban poets Jose Marti and Nicolas Guillen, as well as collections of speeches by Fidel Castro and Ernesto "Che" Guevara. Read More

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Cuban poet wins Neruda Prize

The prestigious Pablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry Award was given this year to Cuban poet and essayist Fina Garcia Marruz, Chilean Minister of Culture Paulina Urrutia announced. Read More

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Cuba Book Fair closes

The 16th International Book Fair, one of Cuba's most important cultural events, concludes here Sunday, with a cultural gala also marking the 485 years of Santiago de Cuba's foundation. Read More

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Hemingway didn't abandon Cuba

When in 1961 Ernest Hemingway left Cuba, after living in Cuba for two decades, the author of The Old Man and the Sea didn't know that would be the last time. He left with the Island with the idea of returning. He didn't abandon Cuba, affirmed Valerie Hemingway, the secretary and former daughter-in-law of the North American writer. "Here he had his home, his friends, and his boat. Read More

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Box office hit "Vampires in Havana" now in print

Well-known Cuban artist and filmmaker Juan Padron presented his first humour novel, Vampires in Havana, after the successful animated feature film by the same name. Published by editorial house Abril during the Cuban International Book Fair, the novel includes many full-color illustrations by the author of the legendary Cuban independence war Col. Elpidio Valdes. Read More

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