Orwell in Cuba: How 1984 Came to Be Published in Castros Twilight

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"Orwell in Cuba: How '1984' Came to Be Published in Castro's Twilight" is a personal account of contemporary Cuba at a pivotal point in its history, with the Castro brothers passing power on to a new generation. We discover Cuba through the adventures, inquiries, and encounters of a Canadian journalist and writer trying to make sense of the current

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"Orwell in Cuba is nuanced and compelling."
Literary Review of Canada

"The greatest strength of Orwell in Cuba lies in the street-level view it affords of ordinary Cubans negotiating the absurdities of daily life as an entrenched regime is losing its grip."
Ian McGillis, Montreal Review of Books

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Born in Chicoutimi in 1983, Frdrick Lavoie is a writer and freelance journalist. He is the author of three nonfiction books, including For Want of a Fir Tree: Ukraine Undone (Linda Leith Publishing, 2018). In Orwell in Cuba: How 1984 Came to Be Published in Castros Twilight, winner of the 2018 Governor Generals Literary Award for French Non-Fiction, he continues his investigation of the many faces of humanity in troubled times.

As a journalist, Lavoie has contributed to many Canadian and European media outlets, reporting from more than thirty countries. Previously based in Moscow and Chicago, he now divides his time between Montral and Mumbai. Lavoie is currently writing a book on Bangladesh. Donald Winkler is a translator of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. He is a three-time winner of the Governor Generals Literary Award for French-to-English Translation, and has been a finalist on three other occasions. He lives in Montral.