Columbian hometown of Garcia Marquez is setting for film of his classic novel

Director Mike Newell fights off laughter as a Spanish-speaking parrot jabbers his way through what was supposed to be a sombre shot of a Roman Catholic wake. He has no idea what the bird is saying, "but I love it," Newell says, seconds after yelling "cut" on the set of "Love in the Time of Cholera." Read More

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Let the Guitar Raise its Hand, let friendship raise its hand

The rain didn't stop us from attending the launching of the book " Que Levante la Mano la Guitarra", " Let the Guitar Raise its Hand" written by authors Victor Casaus and Luis Rogelio Nogueras, and that also the statement that there will be enough books to be sold would be true, because an hour before that event started, the books had sold out , as Victor and Silvio continued to sign those in the hands of the crowd that was present. Read More

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Gore Vidal in Cuba

I came to Cuba with my new knee to help breaking 40 years of embargo, said the North American writer Gore Vidal, who is visiting Havana until December 14th, after mentioning the distortion of information about the Island in his countrys media. Read More

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Cuban writer Miguel Barnet wins Juan Rulfo Prize 2006

Cuban writer Miguel Barnet was granted Juan Rulfo Prize 2006 in the story category for his book Fátima o el parque de fraternidad as organizers announced. Barnet, holder of the National Literary Award 1994, won over other 6 thousand candidates taking part in this edition. Read More

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Garcia Marquez in Cuba to honor Fidel

World renowned Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a Nobel prizewinner in literature,es in this capital to celebrate the 80th birthday of Cuban President Fidel Castro. Read More

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Cuba launches writings on insurrection

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the 30th of November uprising in the island, two books, one website and several multimedia have been launched with diverse points of view on the historic insurrection. Read More

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Eros, history, identity... and Marta Rojas!

From the shots Marta Rojas heard during the wee hours of July 26th, 1953, in Santiago de Cuba, when the noises from the carnival conga were silenced, to the publication of her fourth novel (or fifth?, if we mention her testimony The dead man's cave), this untamable, imaginative and persevering woman has been mixing the excellences of journalism. Read More

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Chilean Literature at Casa de las Américas

Since some time ago, Casa de las Américas dedicates, at the end of every year, a week to the study and promotion of the work by outstanding writers from our continent. This years edition of the Authors Week will have Chilean writer and plastic artist Pedro Lemebel as its guest. Read More

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Cuban, Venezuelan writers to meet

Venezuelan and Cuban academics are expected to attend the 2nd Cuba-Venezuela Writers Meeting to be held in Caracas in March 2007, this country's Culture Minister Farruco Sesto stated Monday. Sesto told Prensa Latina that the decision was taken as a result of the excellent experience of the January 2004 meeting, with the participation of 50 academics from the two nations. Read More

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Book by Chinese-Cuban generals: 'A practicalexample of how to fight, win, and defend gains'

Pathfinder president speaks in Cuba on 'Our History Is Still Being Written' Read More

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