In commemoration of Human Rights Day, the CCCNY caps its Fall Calendar Season with Janisset Rivero‘s Cartas a Pedro, a critically acclaimed novel inspired by the life of Pedro Luis Boitel (1931-1972), a Cuban poet and dissident who opposed the governments of both Fulgencio Batista and Fidel Castro, and who died from a hunger strike as a political prisoner on the Island. The novel’s dystopian plot develops in a closed society, in an undefined place and time, where two parallel love stories unfold amidst suspense, violence, and sex. But it is essentially an exploration of forgiveness, in a world where man’s sense of uprooting and fear demand a dose of courage and honesty to be able to reconcile with his true self.
This event is part of our CreateNYC Language Access Series on Cuban History, Art, and Literature. It will be held in Spanish and will be streamed through our YouTube channel.
FREE ADMISSION
TO ATTEND, CLICK HERE ON THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME:
[to come]
To participate in the Q&A via Zoom, click here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89526024766
This event 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 and the New York State Legislature.
With the promotional cooperation of Rialta, 14yMedio and Diario de Cuba
