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Before Night Falls | 
 enlarge | Author: Reinaldo Arenas
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Category: Book
List Price: £8.99
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 47228
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 317
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 4.9 x 1.1
ISBN: 1852428082
Dewey Decimal Number: 809
EAN: 9781852428082
ASIN: 1852428082
Publication Date: June 15, 2001
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: PEN MARK TO BASE OF PAGES
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To damn the demons of tragedy June 13, 1999
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Despite the horrors revealed in this mini-autobiography the true story must never be lost. Reinaldo Arenas never surrendered to the demons of self-pity and delusion, despite the hell he encountered on the road to Calvary. What a journey! What a man!
This is one of the best pictures of Cuba's reality. May 6, 1999
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed this book. As I said before, Reinaldo Arena described in a very Cuban way the reality of the gay community in pre-revolutionary time, the persecution and the double repression he had to suffer because his duality as a gay and as an independent writer censored by the Castro machinery.
 Wonderfully disturbing and poignant April 15, 1999
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
I learned more about Castro's regime than in any history book I've ever read. Its frightening to know that such terrible ostracities occur so close to our shores, as I don't doubt they are still happening. It is also inspiring to read about the human spirit and its fortitude. I have purchased Arena's other books to read. His style is a clash between raw earth and intellect. I recommend for serious reading.
really great -- really harsh -- really funny October 11, 1998
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is a pleasure to read, though the subject matter is quite harsh. Arenas writes in such a manner as to draw the reader in. His themes are treated with wonderful humor that does not diminish their power.
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