Becoming Reinaldo Arenas: Family, Sexuality, and the Cuban Revolution Sociolinguistics Lina discovers unexpected things about

Lina discovers unexpected things about her late mother

a new collection of stirring poetry

she's in for a huge disappointment

tiny stars appear out of the darkness in little Sandy's bedroom

while plumbing with a philosopher's calm the deepest mysteries of love

Becoming Reinaldo Arenas: Family, Sexuality, and the Cuban Revolution Sociolinguistics Lina discovers unexpected things aboutBecoming Reinaldo Arenas explores the life and work of the Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas (1943 1990), who emerged on the Latin American cultural scene in the 1960s and quickly achieved literary fame. Yet as a political dissident and an openly gay man, Arenas also experienced discrimination and persecution; he produced much of his work amid political controversy and precarious living conditions. In 1980, having survived ostracism and incarceration in