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Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas's 1992 autobiography, published after the author's death.

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Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas's 1992 autobiography, autobiography was published after the author's death.



Despite the harsh conditions, Arenas managed to survive, escaping to the United States in 1980.

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Despite the harsh conditions, Arenas managed to survive, escaping to the The United States in 1980.



[[TheFilmOfTheBook Arenas' book was filmed in 2000]], directed by Julian Schnabel, and starring Creator/JavierBardem as Arenas.

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[[TheFilmOfTheBook Arenas' Arenas's book was filmed in 2000]], directed by Julian Schnabel, and starring Creator/JavierBardem as Arenas.



* AllGaysArePromiscuous: Deconstructed. The secretive and dangerous lives that gays are forced to live in Castro's regime make forming lasting monogamous relationships all but impossible, and so they must instead make do with any fleeting snatches of intimacy they can find. Arenas himself at one point claims to have slept with 5,000 men, but he regards this as part of the "tragedy of the homosexual" rather than as any sort of achievement.
* {{Arcadia}}: Averted. The chapter dedicated to describing Reinaldo's boyhood in the countryside utterly eviscerates the notion that rural life is a harmonious bed of roses, and depicts with brutal honesty the killing of livestock and pets and the dangers of wild animals.

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* AllGaysArePromiscuous: Deconstructed. The secretive and dangerous lives that gays are forced to live in Castro's regime make forming lasting monogamous relationships all but impossible, and so they must instead make do with any fleeting snatches of intimacy they can find. At one point, Arenas himself at one point claims to have slept with 5,000 men, but he regards this as part of the "tragedy of the homosexual" rather than as any sort of achievement.
* {{Arcadia}}: Averted. The chapter dedicated to describing Reinaldo's boyhood in the countryside utterly eviscerates the notion that rural life is a harmonious bed of roses, and it depicts with brutal honesty the killing of livestock and pets and the dangers of wild animals.



* DrivenToSuicide: Olga Andreu, Pepe el Loco, Calvert Cassey, and many others. Reinaldo himself attempts suicide three times during the course of the book.

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* DrivenToSuicide: Olga Andreu, Pepe el El Loco, Calvert Cassey, and many others. Reinaldo himself attempts suicide three times during the course of the book.



* OceanAwe: And not just because of the inherent beauty of the Caribbean but also because of the fantasy of escaping across it to freedom.

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* OceanAwe: And not just because of the inherent beauty of the The Caribbean but also because of the fantasy of escaping across it to freedom.
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[[TheFilmOfTheBook Arenas' book was filmed in 2000]], directed by Julian Schnabel, and starring Creator/JavierBardem as Arenas.
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The book details the life and changing fortunes of the author, who, despite his early sympathy for Castro's revolution, soon finds himself persecuted by the new regime, both as a writer who refuses to toe the line ideologically and as a homosexual. He is eventually imprisoned by the Cuban government.

Despite the harsh conditions, Arenas manages to survive, escaping to the United States in 1980.

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The book details the life and changing fortunes of the author, who, despite his early sympathy for Castro's revolution, soon finds found himself persecuted by the new regime, both as a writer who refuses refused to toe the line ideologically and as a homosexual. He is was eventually imprisoned by the Cuban government.

Despite the harsh conditions, Arenas manages managed to survive, escaping to the United States in 1980.
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Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas' 1992 autobiography, published after the author's death.

The book details the life and changing fortunes of the author, who, despite his early sympathy for Castro's revolution, soon finds himself persecuted by the new regime, both as a writer who refuses to toe the line ideologically, and as a homosexual. He is eventually imprisoned by the Cuban government.

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Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas' Arenas's 1992 autobiography, published after the author's death.

The book details the life and changing fortunes of the author, who, despite his early sympathy for Castro's revolution, soon finds himself persecuted by the new regime, both as a writer who refuses to toe the line ideologically, ideologically and as a homosexual. He is eventually imprisoned by the Cuban government.



* {{Arcadia}}: Averted. The chapter dedicated to describing Reinaldo's boyhood in the countryside utterly eviscerates the notion that rural life is a harmonious bed of roses, and depicts with brutal honesty the killing of livestock and pests, and the dangers of wild animals.
* TheBeard: Ingrávida Félix agrees to be this for Reinaldo, in an attempt to protect him from arrest. It doesn't work.
* CrazyCatLady: Elia del Calvo amasses a collection of around fifty cats, and is such a zealous communist she even suspects UsefulNotes/FidelCastro of being insufficiently revolutionary.

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* {{Arcadia}}: Averted. The chapter dedicated to describing Reinaldo's boyhood in the countryside utterly eviscerates the notion that rural life is a harmonious bed of roses, and depicts with brutal honesty the killing of livestock and pests, pets and the dangers of wild animals.
* TheBeard: Ingrávida Félix agrees to be this for Reinaldo, Reinaldo in an attempt to protect him from arrest. It doesn't work.
* CrazyCatLady: Elia del Calvo amasses a collection of around fifty cats, cats and is such a zealous communist she even suspects UsefulNotes/FidelCastro of being insufficiently revolutionary.



* OceanAwe: And not just because of the inherent beauty of the Caribbean, but because of the fantasy of escaping across it to freedom.
* PersecutedIntellectuals: Reinaldo himself, and most of his friends - fellow poets, novelists, and artists.

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* OceanAwe: And not just because of the inherent beauty of the Caribbean, Caribbean but also because of the fantasy of escaping across it to freedom.
* PersecutedIntellectuals: Reinaldo himself, himself and most of his friends - fellow poets, novelists, and artists.
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Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas' 1992 autobiography, published after the author's [[AuthorExistenceFailure death]].

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Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas' 1992 autobiography, published after the author's [[AuthorExistenceFailure death]].
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* NobodyOver50IsGay: Averted by Virgilio Piñera.
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* CrazyCatLady: Elia del Calvo amasses a collection of around fifty cats, and is such a zealous communist she even suspects [[UsefulNotes//FidelCastro]] of being insufficiently revolutionary.

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* CrazyCatLady: Elia del Calvo amasses a collection of around fifty cats, and is such a zealous communist she even suspects [[UsefulNotes//FidelCastro]] UsefulNotes/FidelCastro of being insufficiently revolutionary.
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* CrazyCatLady: Elia del Calvo amasses a collection of around fifty cats, and is such a zealous communist she even suspects UsefulNotes//FidelCastro of being insufficiently revolutionary.

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* CrazyCatLady: Elia del Calvo amasses a collection of around fifty cats, and is such a zealous communist she even suspects UsefulNotes//FidelCastro [[UsefulNotes//FidelCastro]] of being insufficiently revolutionary.
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* CrazyCatLady: Elia del Calvo amasses a collection of around fifty cats, and is such a zealous communist she even suspects UsefulNotes//FidelCastro of being insufficiently revolutionary.
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Despite the harsh conditions, Arenas manages to survive, eventually escaping to the United States in 1980.

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Despite the harsh conditions, Arenas manages to survive, eventually escaping to the United States in 1980.
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* DrivenToSuicide: Olga Andreu, Pepe el Loco, Calvert Cassey, and many others. Reinaldo himself attempts suicide three times during the course of the book.
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* IntergenerationalFriendship: Between Virgilio and Reinaldo, who have more than thirty years between them.
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* PrisonRape: Occurs frequently at El Morro, the first prison Reinaldo inhabits.

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* PrisonRape: Occurs frequently at El Morro, the first prison Reinaldo inhabits.inhabits.
* RaceFetish: Virgilio assures the young Reinaldo that he has no sexual interest in him, as he prefers [[BlackIsBiggerInBed blacks]].
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* NobodyOver50IsGay: Averted by Virgilio Piñera.
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* TheBeard: Ingrávida Félix agrees to be this for Reinaldo, in an attempt to protect him from arrest. It doesn't work.
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* OceanAwe: And not just because of the inherent beauty of the Caribbean, but because of the fantasy of escaping across it to freedom.
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* TwoPlusTortureMakesFive: Poor, poor, Herberto Padilla.
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* PersecutedIntellectuals: Reinaldo himself, and most of his friends - fellow poets, novelists, and artists.
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* MostWritersAreWriters: Reinaldo is a poet, novelist, and playwright.

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* MostWritersAreWriters: Reinaldo is a poet, novelist, and playwright.playwright.
* PrisonRape: Occurs frequently at El Morro, the first prison Reinaldo inhabits.
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* DisappearedDad: Reinaldo's father abandoned his mother shortly after he was born.

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* DisappearedDad: Reinaldo's father abandoned his mother shortly after he was born.born.
* MostWritersAreWriters: Reinaldo is a poet, novelist, and playwright.
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* AllGaysArePromiscuous: Deconstructed. The secretive and dangerous lives that gays are forced to live in Castro's regime make forming lasting monogamous relationships all but impossible, and so they must instead make do with any fleeting snatches of intimacy they can find. Arenas himself at one point claims to have slept with 5,000 men, but he regards this as part of the "tragedy of the homosexual" rather than as any sort of achievement.

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* AllGaysArePromiscuous: Deconstructed. The secretive and dangerous lives that gays are forced to live in Castro's regime make forming lasting monogamous relationships all but impossible, and so they must instead make do with any fleeting snatches of intimacy they can find. Arenas himself at one point claims to have slept with 5,000 men, but he regards this as part of the "tragedy of the homosexual" rather than as any sort of achievement.achievement.
* {{Arcadia}}: Averted. The chapter dedicated to describing Reinaldo's boyhood in the countryside utterly eviscerates the notion that rural life is a harmonious bed of roses, and depicts with brutal honesty the killing of livestock and pests, and the dangers of wild animals.
* DisappearedDad: Reinaldo's father abandoned his mother shortly after he was born.
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Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas' 1992 autobiography, published after the author's [[AuthorExistenceFailure death]].

The book details the life and changing fortunes of the author, who, despite his early sympathy for Castro's revolution, soon finds himself persecuted by the new regime, both as a writer who refuses to toe the line ideologically, and as a homosexual. He is eventually imprisoned by the Cuban government.

Despite the harsh conditions, Arenas manages to survive, eventually escaping to the United States in 1980.

Arenas was diagnosed with AIDS in 1987. Shortly after completing ''Before Night Falls'', he committed suicide, explaining in his last letter that his illness had become unbearable.

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*AllGaysArePromiscuous: Deconstructed. The secretive and dangerous lives that gays are forced to live in Castro's regime make forming lasting monogamous relationships all but impossible, and so they must instead make do with any fleeting snatches of intimacy they can find. Arenas himself at one point claims to have slept with 5,000 men, but he regards this as part of the "tragedy of the homosexual" rather than as any sort of achievement.

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