Achy Obejas's "Havana Noir" November 8th, 2007 at 7:00 PM

The Cuban Cultural Center of New York

&

The Americas Society

present

Achy Obejas's

To most outsiders, Havana is a tropical sin city, a Roman ruin of

sex and noise parallel universe familiar but exotic... Habaneros

know that this is neither new,nor particularly true. In the real

Havana -- the lawless Havana that never appears in the postcards

or tourist guides--the concept of sin has been banished by the

urgency of need. And need -- aching and hungry--inevitably turns

the human heart darker, feral and criminal. In the stories of

Havana Noir, current and former residents of the city uncover

crimes of violence and loveless sex, of mental cruelty and greed,

of self-preservation and collective hysteria.


THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, at 7 PM

Featuring writers
Moisés Así­s
Mabel Cuesta
& Carolina Garcí­a Aguilera
With special commentary by the prize-winning author
Achy Obejas
and an introduction by
the distinguished literary critic
Francisco Soto

The Americas Society
680 Park Avenue at 68th Street, NYC

CCC and Americas Society Members: Free


Reservations are required.

Please email culture@americas-society.org or cccofny@aol.com

or call (212) 277 8359.

Members receive priority seating.