About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 42. Chapters: Jose Marti, Mariano Brull, Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda, Reinaldo Arenas, Nicolas Guillen, Daina Chaviano, Lydia Cabrera, Carlos Franqui, Ricardo Pau-Llosa, Dulce Maria Loynaz, Victor Rodriguez Nunez, Jose Lezama Lima, Antonio Rodriguez Salvador, Nancy Morejon, Severo Sarduy, Cintio Vitier, Miguel Barnet, Angel, Pedro Luis Boitel, Gustavo Perez Firmat, Julian del Casal, Nivaria Tejera, Virgilio Pinera, Raul Rivero, Alberto Bayo, Richard Blanco, Alba de Cespedes y Bertini, Cirilo Villaverde, Wendy Guerra, Heberto Padilla, Francisco Diaz-Silveira, Jose Maria Heredia y Heredia, Mireya Robles, Dionisio D. Martinez, Gina Pellon, Perucho Figueredo, Mirta Aguirre, Roberto Fernandez Retamar, Carilda Oliver Labra, Dolan Mor, Miguel Teurbe Tolon, Carlos Balino, Manuel Vazquez Portal, Gilda Antonia Guillen, Pablo Armando Fernandez, Jorge Valls, Juana Borrero, Daisy Valls. Excerpt: Jose Julian Marti Perez (January 28, 1853 - May 19, 1895) was a Cuban national hero and an important figure in Latin American literature. In his short life he was a poet, an essayist, a journalist, a revolutionary philosopher, a translator, a professor, a publisher, and a political theorist. He was also a part of the Cuban Freemasons. Through his writings and political activity, he became a symbol for Cuba's bid for independence against Spain in the 19th century, and is referred to as the "Apostle of Cuban Independence." He also fought against the threat of United States expansionism into Cuba. From adolescence, he dedicated his life to the promotion of liberty, political independence for Cuba and intellectual independence for all Spanish Americans; his death was used as a cry for Cuban independence from Spain by both the Cuban revolutionaries and those Cubans previously reluctant to start a revolt. Born in Havana, Marti began his political activism...
