← Reinaldo ArenasSinging from the Wellby Reinaldo ArenasSemi-autobiographical novel set in rural Cuba during childhoodFind on Amazon↗About the authorReinaldo ArenasCuban novelist whose memoir Before Night Falls describes his imprisonment by the Castro regime and his eventual exile to New York. His flamboyant, politically courageous fiction stands as a testament to artistic and sexual freedom.More by Reinaldo ArenasBefore Night FallsMemoir of Cuban writer's life, exile, persecution and eventual death→The Palace of the White SkunksPicaresque narrative exploring Cuban cultural identity and magical realism→Farewell to the SeaNovel depicting love and loss amid political turmoil in Cuba→The Assault→