Anna in the Tropics

Name: Anna in the Tropics
Author: Nilo Cruz

by Nilo Cruz

Cuban immigrant reads Chekhov aloud in a cigar factory

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Nilo Cruz

Cuban-American playwright who became the first Latino writer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama with Anna in the Tropics. His lyrical plays explore Cuban exile culture with a poetic sensibility rooted in Garcia Lorca and Chekhov. His work bridges the Cuban theatrical tradition and American playwriting.

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