The Sleepwalkers' Ballad: Memories of the Revolution Cuba 1952-1962 - Softcover

Ortal-Miranda, Yolanda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1425143288 ISBN 13: 9781425143282

Publisher: Trafford Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

Cuba. A love story during the last years of Batista's regime and three first years of Castro's. Political intrigues. Socio-economic Reforms. Underground resistance. Bay of Pigs Invasion. Heroism and betrayals. Kennedy/Khrushchev.

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About the Author

Yolanda Ortal Miranda was born in Encrucijada, Las Villas, Cuba. She has a Doctorate in Philosophy and Letters from the University of Havana. She is a Professor Emeritus of the College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York, having fully enjoyed her career there as a professor of Spanish and Latin American Literature. She was Chair of the Foreign Languages Department until she retired in order to dedicate more time to writing. She founded Café Teatro, where she directed Lorcaâ*™s three tragedies, her own one-act version of Balada Sonámbula, and Un punto que se pierde en la distancia, a finalist in Letras de Oro. Her novel, En Noches sin Luna, won first prize in the literary contest sponsored by the Association of Critics and Commentators of the Arts, Miami, Florida. Her poetry and short stories, in Spanish, have appeared in national and international magazines and anthologies. Her essay, â*œThe Element of Time in Three Novels by Alejo Carpentier,â** was awarded second prize by CEPI (New York). Her collection of poems, â*œPisadas en El Tiempo, La Angustia y La Esperanza,â** was a finalist in the literary contests of the City of Barcelona, Spain, and CEPI, in New York. Her passion for travelling has brought her to South America, Mexico, Europe and China. She loves nature, whether it be the YumurÃ* and Viñales Valleys or the forest of Soroa in Cuba; the majestic Grand Canyon, the West Coast and Alaska in the United States, the Norwegian fiords, or Guilin and the Li river in China.

About this edition

• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1425143288
• ISBN 13: 9781425143282
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 190