“Cubans’ passion for literature will again characterize the upcoming 18th International Book Fair Cuba 2009, set for Feb 12 through the 22 here in Havana and then, from Feb 23 through March 8 in other Cuban cities.”
(via Cuba News Headlines)
Cuba Literaria: “Cuba 2009” International Book Fair Opens Tomorrow
February 11, 2009 by jerrysmolin
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The Padilla case* and its grey consequences over Cuban culture have been perpetuated more than one can believe. Almost four decades and it seems like not even a few minutes have passed. Authors censored, books banned and exhibitions planned for reliable writers. Culture in the hands of the institutions and a few deciding which texts will see the light. That one was called Heberto, this one Orlando, but on the Island where both were born, the difference is still an offense.
We still don’t know what will happen tomorrow at La Cabaña with the presentation of *Boring Home*, but those of us involved have learned something: little, very little has changed since “Outside the Game” was censored. Sadly, we remain the same.
Below is the text Orlando Luís Pardo Lazo wrote for the presentation—most controversial—at this boring International Book Fair.
[Translator’s note: Heberto Padilla, one of Cuba’s leading poets and author of “Outside the Game” was arrested in Havana on March 20, 1971, for criticizing the regime. He was imprisoned until 1980 when he was allowed to join his family in exile in the United States, where he died in 2000.
http://www.desdecuba.com/generationy