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Title: The Doorman by Reinaldo Arenas, Dolores M. Koch ISBN: 0-8021-3405-X Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: January, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: fantastic
Comment: I love every one of Arenas' works, but this one might be my favorite if only for its comedy, absurdity and depth-- all wielded with perfect balance and execution. A great and often overlooked work by a seriously overlooked writer.
Rating: 5
Summary: A true masterpiece!
Comment: This is a truly brilliant work of art!
Rating: 5
Summary: Doors of Perception
Comment: I admit it, I did not pay attention to Reynaldo Arenas' work until the release of the film version of "Before Night Falls." I'm happy that so much attention has been paid to such a great writer, but the irony, like that permeating his writing, is that the world is shown this great artist only a decade after his death.
Of course "Before Night Falls" his memoir, is pivotal, but I was interested in "The Doorman" because I wanted to see what Arenas' friend, Lazaro, inspired him to write, or co-write, as was referenced in the film. Also, imagining the handsome actor Olivier Martinez (who played Lazaro, who actually was a doorman) being Juan the doorman in the book, made it special and sexy.
But the book! A wonderful, brief, concise and utterly charming allegory of suffering, immigration, and the absurdities of metropolitan life. I think the animals are meant to represent the various factions of oppressed people under Cuban communism, who cannot agree on how to escape. By limiting his setting to mostly the building where he works, Arenas provides a microcosm of human idiocy and animal desperation.
This is a must-have for all new Reynaldo Arenas fans. Thanks to his friend Lazaro for inspiring this soulful jewel.
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Title: Before Night Falls by Reinaldo Arenas, Dolores M. Koch ISBN: 0140157654 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: October, 1994 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Singing from the Well by Reinaldo Arenas ISBN: 014009444X Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 03 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Color of Summer: Or the New Garden of Earthly Delights by Reinaldo Arenas, Andrew Hurley ISBN: 0140157190 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 05 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Farewell to the Sea: A Novel of Cuba by Reinaldo Arenas, Andrew Hurley ISBN: 0140066365 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: August, 1994 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Hallucinations: Or, the Ill-Fated Peregrinations of Fray Servando by Reinaldo Arenas, Andrew Hurley, Thomas Colchie ISBN: 0142000191 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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