List of Cuban-American writers - Wikipedia List of Cuban-American writers From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Redirected from List of Cuban American writers) Jump to navigation Jump to search Thirteen poetry books published, a short story book and seven anthologies for her group Conversing Through Poetry. Name Year of birth/death Portrait Notes Luis Senarens 1865–1939 The most popular American science fiction writer of the late 19th century, widely known as "the American Jules Verne." Alex Abella 1950– Mystery/crime novelist, non-fiction writer, and journalist Iván Acosta Playwright; works include El Super (movie version 1979) and Un cubiche en la luna (1989)[1] Mercedes de Acosta 1893–1968 Robert Arellano 1969– Novelist; works include Havana Lunar (2010 Edgar Award finalist) and Havana Libre (2017). Reinaldo Arenas[2] 1943–1990 René Ariza 1940–1994 Octavio Armand [es] 1946– Poet[1] Joaquín Badajoz 1972– Poet, author, essayist (North American Academy of the Spanish Language, fellow member) Jesús J. Barquet[3] José Barreiro[4] 1948– Ruth Behar[5] 1956– Juana Borrero[6] 1877–1896 Poet Gaspar Betancourt Cisneros [de][7] 1803–1866 Richard Blanco[4] 1968– American poet, public speaker, author and civil engineer Rafael Campo[2] 1964– Physician and author Yanitzia Canetti 1967– Alejo Carpentier 1904–1980 Lourdes Casal 1938–1981 Poet[1] Sandra M. Castillo[4] Poet Carlota Caulfield Poet, academic, author of A Mapmaker’s Diary, Ticket to Ride, At the Paper Gates with Burning Desire. Daína Chaviano 1957– Novelist, poet, and award-winning novelist of Azorín Prize for Best Novel (Spain), among other international awards. Migdia Chinea-Varela 1971– Rene Cifuentes[3] Miguel Correa[3] Nilo Cruz 1960– Playwright[2] Silvia Curbelo 1955– [4] Belkis Cuza Malé[6] 1942– Frederick A. de Armas 1945– Literary scholar and novelist; novels include El abra del Yumurí (2016), Sinfonía Salvaje (2019) Miguel A. De La Torre 1958– Carmen Agra Deedy Pura del Prado[6] 1931–1996[8] Carlos Eire 1950– Memoirist[2] Margarita Engle[5] 1951– Frank Fernández 1934– Roberto G. Fernández[2] 1951– Eugenio Florit[6] 1903–1999 María Irene Fornés 1930–2018 Paula Fox 1923–2017 Carlos Franqui 1921–2010 Cristina García[2] 1958– Carolina Garcia-Aguilera[2] 1949– Miguel Garcia Ramos[3] Valentina L. Garza Jorge Enrique González Pacheco 1969– Poet Ibis Gómez-Vega 1952– Novelist Celedonio González Novelist; works include Los primos (1971) and Los cuatro embajadores (1973)[1] Jorge Guitart[4] Poet Andrea O'Reilly Herrera[4] Novelist, academic [1] Oscar Hijuelos[2] 1951–2013 Daniel Iglesias Kennedy 1950- Novelist, academic, author of Esta tarde se pone el sol(2001) Espacio vacío (2003) El marmitón apacible (2006) among others. Enrique Labrador Ruiz[6] 1902–1991 Robert Lima 1935– Poet, playwright and literary critic; grandson of Cuban patriot Col. Alfredo Lima Tardiff Melinda Lopez Playwright[2] Eduardo Machado[2] 1953– José Martí[2] 1853–1895 Dionisio D. Martinez[4] 1956– Pablo Medina 1960– Poet[1] Ana Menéndez 1970– Matías Montes Huidobro [es] 1931– Novelist; works include Desterrados al fuego (1975)[1] Gean Moreno 1972– [4] Elías Miguel Muñoz 1954– [4] Poet and novelist, author of Crazy Love (1988) and The Greatest Performance (1991), as well as works in Spanish[1] Victor Nickolich[9][circular reference] 1951– Non-fiction writer, historian and athlete. His works include The Lynx Book (2016)[10] and the Spanish version El Lince (2018)[11] Anaïs Nin 1903–1977 Lino Novás Calvo [es] 1903–1983 Novelist; works include Maneras de contar (1970)[1] Ana Rosa Núñez[6] 1926–1999 Poet, librarian Achy Obejas[2] 1956– Mirta Ojito[3] Herberto Padilla[6] 1932–2000 Ricardo Pau-Llosa 1954– Poet[2] Luis de la Paz [es][3] Manuel Pereiras García 1950– Gustavo Pérez Firmat 1949– "Poet, memoirist, literary critic"[2] Carlos Pintado 1974– Author, playwright and award-winning poet of Sant Jordi International Prize for Poetry Juana Rosa Pita[6] 1939– Dolores Prida Julie Ann I. Pujol Karel (Julie Pujol Karel) 1943-2013 1944 Conversing Through Poetry Playwright; English-language works include those collected in Beautiful Señoritas and Other Plays (1991)[1] Jorge Reyes 1972–2015 Beatriz Rivera[4] Novelist Isel Rivero Poet[1] Cecilia Rodríguez Milanés[2] Poet, academic [2] Antonio Sacre 1968– José Sánchez-Boudy Poet[1] Pedro Santacilia [es][7] 1826–1910 Armando Simon 1951– Novelist-A Cuban from Kansas, Very Peculiar Stories, The Cult of Suicide and Other SciFi Stories. Dramatist-Conundrum, Pro Se, Carnada, Infidel! Virgil Suárez 1962– Novelist, poet[2] Piri Thomas 1928–2011 Miguel Teurbe Tolón[7] 1820–1857 Omar Torres Novelist; works include Apenas un bolero (1981), Al partir (1986), and Fallen Angels Sing (1991)[1] Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez 1969– Roberto Valero[3] Félix Varela[6] 1788–1853 Charlie Vázquez 1971– Dan Vera Carlos Victoria [es][3] Cirilo Villaverde[7] 1812–1894 Rubén Martínez Villena[6] 1899–1934 José Yglesias[4] 1919–1995 Juan Clemente Zenea[7] 1832–1871 See also[edit] Literature portal Cuban American literature List of Cuban writers List of Cuban women writers List of Cuban Americans Before Columbus Foundation References[edit] ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Marc Zimmerman, U.S. Latino Literature: An Essay and Annotated Bibliography, MARCH/Abrazo, 1992. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Ortíz 2013. ^ a b c d e f g h Donaldo W. Urioste; et al. (2017). Historical Dictionary of U.S. Latino Literature. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-7549-2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Suárez 1996. ^ a b Álvarez Borland 1998. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Hospital 1996. ^ a b c d e Lazo 2005. ^ Vicki L. Ruiz; Virginia Sánchez Korrol, eds. (2006). Latinas in the United States: a Historical Encyclopedia. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-11169-2. ^ Nickolich, Victor. "The Lynx Book". ^ Nickolich, Victor (2016). The Lynx. Shreiber Press. p. 322. ISBN 978-0997979930. ^ Nickolich, Victor (2018). El Lince. Shreiber Press. p. 412. ISBN 978-0997979947. Bibliography[edit] Carolina Hospital; Jorge Cantera, eds. (1996). A Century of Cuban Writers in Florida: Selected Prose and Poetry. Sarasota: Pineapple Press. ISBN 978-1-56164-104-8. (Anthology; includes writer biographies) Virgil Suárez; Delia Poey, eds. (1996). Little Havana Blues: a Cuban-American Literature Anthology. Houston: Arte Público Press. ISBN 978-1-61192-207-3. (Anthology; includes writer biographies) Isabel Álvarez Borland (1998). Cuban–American Literature of Exile: From Person to Persona. University of Virginia Press.[3] Rodrigo Lazo (2005). Writing to Cuba: Filibustering and Cuban Exiles in the United States. Envisioning Cuba. University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 0807829307. [4] Ricardo L. Ortíz (2013). "Canons: Cuban-American Literature". In Suzanne Bost; Frances R. Aparicio (eds.). Routledge Companion to Latino/a Literature. Routledge. pp. 413–422. ISBN 978-1-136-22160-6. [5] Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Cuban-American_writers&oldid=995427789" Categories: Hispanic and Latino American writers Lists of American writers American writers of Cuban descent Cuban-American literature Hidden categories: All articles lacking reliable references Articles lacking reliable references from February 2020 Navigation menu Personal tools Not logged in Talk Contributions Create account Log in Namespaces Article Talk Variants Views Read Edit View history More Search Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Donate Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Tools What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Permanent link Page information Cite this page Wikidata item Print/export Download as PDF Printable version Languages Add links This page was last edited on 21 December 2020, at 00:03 (UTC). 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