Reinaldo Arenas was born in Holgun, Oriente, Cuba in 1943. On December 7, 1990, he ended
his life and in a letter he left behind, he held Fidel Castro responsible for this final decision. He is
considered one of the best Cuban writers of the twentieth century. VIAJE A LA HABANA
recounts three trips to a strange and terrible city. The reader will have to decipher a series of
signs, circumstances and symbols that unite, through tragedy and mockery to those characters.
Reinaldo Arenas naci en Holgun, Oriente, Cuba en 1943. El 7 de diciembre de 1990
puso fin a su vida, responsabilizando a Fidel Castro de su decisin, en carta testamento que
escribi. Es considerado uno de los mejores escritores cubanos del siglo XX. VIAJE A LA
HABANA relata tres viajes a una extraa y terrible ciudad. El lector tendr que descifrar una serie
de seales, circunstancias y smbolos que unen, a travs de la tragedia y la burla a esos
personajes.