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Pedro Pérez Sarduy
Born in 1943 in Santa Clara, Cuba,
Pedro Prez Sarduy is a poet, writer and journalist, now resident in London.
His poetry includes Surrealidad
(1967), Cumbite and Other Poems
(1990), and Malecn Sig...view moreBorn in 1943 in Santa Clara, Cuba,
Pedro Prez Sarduy is a poet, writer and journalist, now resident in London.
His poetry includes Surrealidad
(1967), Cumbite and Other Poems
(1990), and Malecn Sigloveinte
(2005), and is featured in The Oxford
book of Caribbean Verse (2005). He co-edited with Jean Stubbs AfroCuban Voices: On Race and Identity in
Contemporary Cuba (University Press of Florida, 2000) and Afro-Cuba: An Anthology of Cuban Writing on
Race, Politics and Culture (1993); work in progress includes Journal in Babylon, chronicles on contemporary
Britain. In 2008, he was awarded Le Prix du Livre Insular Ouessant for the
French version of this novel, Les bonnes
de la Havane; and in 2009, he was awarded the UNESCO Victor Hugo medal for
his writings, which contribute significantly to the protection and promotion
of the rights of man/woman and the oppressed.view less