Reinaldo arenas july 16, 1943 december 7, 1990 was a cuban poet, novelist, and. The doorman, a 2005 film starring dominique vandenberg. Arenas settled in new york where he lived until his death from aids ten years later. It was during the watching of this movie that i remembered i had in my library, unread, arenas last book and the only one set in the unted states. The doorman, his first work set in the united states, breaks new ground with the extraordinary and tragic story of juan, a young cuban refugee who becomes a doorman at a luxury apartment building in manhattan. Listen to reinaldo arenas describe his early beginnings as he reads. Stephanie silva rated it it was amazing jan 07, alena rated it really liked it may 04, the thrust of the story is that twentysomething juan moves from cuba to manhattan to become a doorman. His protagonist, juan, is a cuban emigre who works as a doorman at a manhattan apartment. Reinaldo arenas twaynes world author series francisco soto. Reinaldo arenas is the most highly acclaimed writer of cubas postrevolutionary generation. By the time of his death in new york four decades later, he had become one of cubas most important poets, an outspoken critic of castros regime and one of the leading gay voices of the twentieth century. Young juan, a refugee from cuba, is the doorman of a manhattan apartment househome to a disappointed and eclectic group of men and women, and to their even more unhappy pets. Andrew hurley is a translator of numerous works of literature, criticism, history, and memoir.
Like the main character, the author ended up a man. Doorman comics, a marvel comics fictional superhero. The silent world of reinaldo arenass novels sciendo. Reinaldo arenas s literary world, his readers and other contemporaries. Doorman, paperback by arenas, reinaldo, brand new, free shipping in the us. Reinaldo arenas and to situate it in the context of the author. But arenas became increasingly disenchanted with the revolutions homophobic rhetoric and policies. I was drawn into reinaldo arenas after reading his biography and discovering his relationship with the cuban government. Oddly alienated from the tenants brett manning singing success workbook pdf, he is seduced by their pets, who are determined to revolt against humans and human society brett manning singing success workbook pdf. The doorman by reinaldo arenas, in philadelphia inquirer. Dec 31, 2001 reinaldo arenas was born in cuba in 1943. Pdf the paper focuses on the life and poetics of cuban writer reinaldo arenas, an important representative of cuban gay literature, who, due. Sufferi ng from aids and too sick to continue writing, arenas committed suicide in 1990. Reinaldo arenas july 16, 1943 december 7, 1990 was a cuban poet, novelist, and playwright known as an early sympathizer, and later critic, of fidel castro and the cuban revolution, and a rebel of the cuban government.
Arenas s first work set in the united states breaks new ground with the story of a young cuban refugee who becomes a doorman at a luxury apartment building. Juan, a cuban refugee working as a doorman at a manhattan apartment building holds a bizarre court with the tenants petsan egyptian dog, a rattlesnake, a bear, and others. We see the tenants in the apartment portrayed as caricaturelike figures with obsessions. Reinaldo arenas project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Kate rated it liked it mar 19, i had expectations for this book and it totally dumped me on my ass in a good way by upending them. Before night falls reinaldo arenas 20170601 reinaldo arenas was born to a povertystricken family in rural cuba. He survived by helping the inmates to write letters to wives and lovers. Doorman, paperback by arenas, reinaldo, isbn 0802405x, isbn 97808024059, brand new, free shipping in the us arenass first work set in the united states breaks new ground with the story of a young cuban refugee who becomes a doorman at a luxury apartment building. Born into rural poverty in cuba, in 1959 he became an early supporter of the revolution that brought fidel castro to power. In the doorman arenas tells the story of juan, a cuban refugee who takes a job as a doorman in a new york city apartment building. The thrust of the reihaldo is that twentysomething juan moves from cuba to manhattan to become a doorman. This work focuses on the part of life of arenas which he spent exiled in the united states of america. The doorman by reinaldo arenas grove weidenfeld books by philip m. Reinaldo arenas became one of the most vocal figures among the political.
Oddly alienated from the tenants, he is seduced by their pets, who are determined to revolt against humans and human society. When writing the novel the doorman, arenas draws from his own experiences and observations of phenomena in the north american society. The doorman, a 2007 film directed by peter bogdanovich. Arenas presents the touching story of a cuban who fails at every job he tries until he becomes the.
Reinaldo arenas has 51 books on goodreads with 21890 ratings. Order and flux in northampton, in conjunctions, fall 1991. Reinaldo arenas biography childhood, life achievements. This doorman doesnt hold doors news the harvard crimson. Kate rated it liked it mar 19, i had expectations for this book and it totally dumped me. The doorman a novel 97808024059 reinaldo arenas, tutorials, pdf, ebook, torrent, downloads, rapidshare, filesonic, hotfile. Doorman, paperback by arenas, reinaldo, isbn 0802405x, isbn 97808024059, brand new, free shipping in the us arenass first work set in the united states breaks new ground with the story of a young cuban refugee who becomes a doorman at a luxury apartment. Like the main character, the author ended up a man without a country who could not stand but could not forget the land he left. The book has been translated into english by dolores m. From cuban novelist arenas the doorman, 1991, etc, who, ill with aids, committed suicide in 1990 shortly after completing this book. I have seen the real doorman at least as portrayed by a handsome actor in the film before night falls, the story of reinaldo arenas. Reinaldo arenas was a young cuban novelist known for both novels of magical realism and a flamboyant homosexual life style.
Portero by reinaldo arenas, unknown edition, this edition doesnt have a description yet. Film and tv the doorman the doorman, a 1950 film starring cantinflas. The first half of the doorman is actually very comical, even confederacy of dunces like in its parody. The doorman, by reinaldo arenas, is a marvelous novel by one of cubas literary greats. The doorman first american edition bookmark file pdf the doorman first american edition the doorman first american edition the doorman, by reinaldo arenas, is a marvelous novel by one of cubas literary greats. Crossing borders personal essays 171 us mexico border the borderlands.
The first is a surreal series of encounters by the doorman with portrro people who live in the building where he works. Get it by saturday, aug 8 from staten island, new york like new condition. Reinaldo arenas, a writer and poet, spent several years in prison during fidel castros regime in cuba. The doorman by reinaldo arenas, in philadelphia inquirer, 14 luglio 1991. Get it by saturday, aug 8 from staten island, new york like new condition 14 day returns buyer pays return shipping. Oddly alienated from the tenants, juan finds himself being seduced by their petsa bear, a. The doorman by reinaldo arenas 161 th 14 before night falls the doorman 62125 t 19 before night falls the doorman 126191 th 21. Books by reinaldo arenas author of before night falls. Tragic cuban emigre and a tale of the door to happiness. Reinaldo arenas s most popular book is before night falls. From library journal this celebrated cuban writer the doorman, lj 51591. The doorman 152191 th 12 the children of giant t 17 the children of giant us mexico borderthe borderlands. Oddly alienated from the tenants, juan finds himself being seduced by their. Crossing borders personal essays 2011 by sergio troncoso.
He will meet an extravagant gallery of characters, including. From library journal this celebrated cuban writer the doorman, lj 51591 singing from the. A novel by reinaldo arenas 1994, paperback the doorman. In 1980, he was one of 120,000 cubans who arrived in the united states on the mariel boatlift. Born and raised in the era of the cuban revolution, arenas joined castros revolutionary rebellion group as a teenager, but went against the regime after they began prosecuting homosexuals. Arenass first work set in the united states breaks new ground with the. Rubin r einaldo arenas book, the doorman, bears some resemblance to the popular ray bradbury work the martian chronicles. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed.
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