In The House on G Street, award-winning author Lisandro Pérez tells Cuba’s story through the lens of a single family: his own. His book relays the tales of two officers who fought against the Spanish for Cuban independence; a plantation owner who smuggles himself onto a ship; families divided by political loyalties; an orphaned boy from central Cuba who would go on to amass a fortune; a fatal love triangle; violence; and the ever-growing presence of the United States. It all culminates with an unforgettable portrait of a childhood spent in a world that was giving way to another one. The House on G Street follows a family whose lives mirror the history of a nation. The result is a compelling blend of memoir and in-depth historical research, a remarkable new view of the path to revolution as seen from the first person.
The author will be presented by John A. Gutiérrez, Director of the Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies at the Graduate Center.
CUNY Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue @ 34th Street
Skylight Room, 9th floor
This event is part of our CreateNYC Language Access Series on Cuban History, Art, and Literature. It will be held in English.
Lisandro Pérez is Professor of Latin American and Latinx Studies at John Jay College, City University of New York. He received a Ph.D. degree in Sociology and Latin American Studies from the University of Florida. His 2018 book, Sugar, Cigars, and Revolution: The Making of Cuban New York (NYU Press, 2018), won the Herbert H. Lehman Prize for Distinguished Scholarship in New York history, awarded by the New York Academy of History. Professor Pérez received the 2023 Prize for Scholarly Excellence in Cuban Studies, awarded annually by the Cuban Section of the Latin American Studies Association to recognize lifetime achievement in the field.
This presentation is organized and co-sponsored by the Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies of the CUNY Graduate Center
And is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
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