Reinaldo Arenas
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Reinaldo Arenas (July 16, 1943 – December 7, 1990)[1] was a Cuban poet, novelist, and playwright known as a vocal critic of Fidel Castro, the Cuban Revolution, and the Cuban government. His memoir of the Cuban dissident movement and of being a political prisoner, Before Night Falls, was dictated after his escape to the United States during the 1980 Mariel boatlift and published posthumously, after Arenas, who was dying of AIDS, committed suicide with an overdose of pills.[4]
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Born | Reinaldo Arenas Fuentes July 16, 1943[1][2] Aguas Claras, Holguín Province, Cuba[2] |
Died | December 7, 1990(1990-12-07) (aged 47)[2][3] Hell's Kitchen, New York, United States |
Occupation | Writer |
Period | 1966–1990 |
Genre | poetry, novel, drama |
Notable works | Pentagonia Before Night Falls |
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