Cuba Censors José Lezama Lima
Clip: Season 2021 Episode 1 | 7m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
José Lezama Lima grew lonely as the Cuban government silenced him for "Paradiso."
"Paradiso" marked José Lezama Lima as a writer too independent to be trusted by a government that required full compliance. Cuba censored his work as a result of the novel and suspicions that he was gay. Despite being forbidden in his own country, the novel was translated and revered worldwide. The poet grew hopeless as attempts to travel abroad were thwarted by denied exit visas.
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Cuba Censors José Lezama Lima
Clip: Season 2021 Episode 1 | 7m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
"Paradiso" marked José Lezama Lima as a writer too independent to be trusted by a government that required full compliance. Cuba censored his work as a result of the novel and suspicions that he was gay. Despite being forbidden in his own country, the novel was translated and revered worldwide. The poet grew hopeless as attempts to travel abroad were thwarted by denied exit visas.
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In his novel "Paradiso," José Lezama Lima revealed secrets that mirrored his own life. (5m 30s)
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"Letters to Eloisa" depicts the life of Author José Lezama Lima. (30s)
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