Farewell to the Sea
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Published in 1987, Farewell to the Sea is the third book in Reinaldo Arenas
' Pentagonia
which critics have often argued as his best. Set on a Cuba
n beach immediately following the revolution, a disenchanted poet mourns for the new suppression while his wife longs for the connectivity that she can no longer find.
Reinaldo Arenas
Reinaldo Arenas was a Cuban poet, novelist, and playwright who despite his early sympathy for the 1959 revolution, grew critical of and then rebelled against the Cuban government.- Life :...
' Pentagonia
Pentagonia
The Pentagonia or the "five agonies' is the collective title of a series of five novels by Reinaldo Arenas, the Cuban writer. It was subtitled by its author "the secret history of Cuba." The novels were written from the mid 1960s through the late 1980s, and indeed, as was recounted in Arenas'...
which critics have often argued as his best. Set on a Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n beach immediately following the revolution, a disenchanted poet mourns for the new suppression while his wife longs for the connectivity that she can no longer find.