This month Will and Laura discuss the writer Reinaldo Arena's, a queer man who lived in Cuba during the rise of Castro. They then discuss being creative in difficult times, swearing, and why Castro truly sucks.
The queer recommendation this month is the novel Kindness For Weakness which you can find here: https://fortisbook.ca/products/9780385743242-0385743246-kindness-for-weakness?variant=15387653963849&utm_campaign=gs-2018-11-20&utm_source=google&utm_medium=smart_campaign
[Disclaimer: some of the sources may contain triggering material]
McDowell, E. (1990, December 9.) The New York Times. Reinaldo Arenas, 47, Writer Who Fled
Cuba, Dies. Retrieved December 4 2016 fromhttp://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/09/obituaries/reinaldo-arenas-47-writer-who-fled-cuba-dies.html
Slater, A. (2013, December 5.) The New Yorker. The Literature of Uprootedness: An Interview
With Reinaldo Arenas. Retrieved December 4 2016 fromhttp://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-literature-of-uprootedness-an-interview-with-reinaldo-arenas
Tatchell, P. (2001, June 8.) The Guardian. The Defiant One. Retrieved December 4 2016 from
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Manrique, J. “A Sadness As Deep As The Sea”. Retriever December 4 2016 from
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Writer Reinaldo Arenas. Retrieved December 4 2016 fromhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/ann-tashi-slater/on-exile-and-the-longing-_b_4451017.html
Manrique, J. (2003) BOMB - Artists in Conversation. In Memoriam: Reinaldo Arenas.
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New World Encyclopedia. Reinaldo Arenas. Retrieved December December 4 2016 from
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Kirchick, J. (2016, November 27.) The Daily Beast. Fidel Castro’s Horrific Record on Gay Rights.
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