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Latin America in Translation
The Initials of the Earth
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Jesús Díaz
Jesús Díaz
Jesús Díaz (1941–2002) was a prominent Cuban writer, filmmaker, and intellectual. His novels include Las cuatro fugas de Manuel, Dime algo sobre Cuba, and Las palabras perdidas. He wrote screenplays and directed movies, including Lejanía and Polvo rojo. Díaz was the founder of the influential cultural magazine Encuentro, which publishes the work of Cuban writers on the island and in exile.
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ISBN electronic:
978-0-8223-8821-0
Publication date:
2006
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