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Before Night Falls

Name: Before Night Falls
Author: Reinaldo Arenas

by Reinaldo Arenas

1992•Biography•317 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentarypoliticalgay/lesbianfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceempowerment/personal growth

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Boxlist takeA grounded, heavy biography: original and moving. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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About This Book

The shocking memoir by visionary Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas "is a book above all about being free," said The New York Review of Books--sexually, politically, artistically.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryPoliticalGay/lesbianHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceEmpowerment/personal growth

Subjects

ExilesHomosexuels masculinsBiographyAutores cubanosBiographiesCuban AuthorsGays' writingsGay men

Details

Author: Reinaldo Arenas
Published: 1992
Pages: 317
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Source: Open Library

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