Pedro Juan Gutiérrez

Lori Oxford (Western Carolina University)

Ed. by Cara Levey, University College Cork
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 4.1.3: Hispanic Writing and Culture of Central America and the Caribbean.
Vol. editors: Ben Bollig (University of Oxford), Ceire Broderick (University College Cork), Nuala Finnegan (University College Cork), Anna Forné (Gothenburg University), Cara Levey (University College Cork), Lori Oxford (Western Carolina University), Ailsa Peate (University of Westminster)

Dates

Born 27 Jan 1950

Places

Active in Cuba; Cuba

Activities

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Novelist

Other

Artist
Story-writer

Resources

One of the most recognized writers from contemporary Cuba is Pedro Juan Gutiérrez, a former journalist who is best known for his narrative depictions of Havana during the economic crisis into which the island sank in the 1990s. Described as “Central Havana’s literary chronicler” (Ruffinelli 149), Gutiérrez portrays the lives of ordinary people amassed in Centro Habana, the most populated district in the Cuban capital: street hustlers, tourists, winos sleeping on the street, prostitutes, ex-cons, white-collar workers, and intellectuals, all eking out an existence in the daunting realities of the capital city.

Pedro Juan Gutiérrez was born on January 27, 1950 in Matanzas, Cuba. He spent his childhood traveling between …

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Citation: Oxford, Lori. "Pedro Juan Gutiérrez". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 02 August 2016 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=13691, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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