Roberto Fernández Retamar
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Roberto Fernández Retamar (born June 9, 1930) is a Cuban poet, essayist, literary critic and President of the Casa de las Américas. In his role as President of the organization, Fernández also serves on the Council of State of Cuba. An early close confidant of Che Guevara and Fidel Castro, he has remained a central figure in Cuba since the 1959 Revolution. Retamar has also written over a dozen major collections of verse and founded the Casa de las Americas cultural magazine. Professor De Castro Rocha, at the University of Manchester has described Retamar as "one of the most distinguished Latin American intellectuals of the twentieth century."[1]
[edit] Bibliography
- Todo caliban San Juan, PR: Ediciones Callejon, 2002. ISBN 1881748111
[edit] References
- ^ Cuban Cultural Leader Makes Rare Visit to England Manchester 1842, May 26, 2009
