Literature of Cuba
The Literature of Cuba is characterized by the grammatical clarity and musicality. From the classics such as Heredia, Martí and the Avellaneda to the folk accentuated ones like Plácido and the Cucalambé, the rhythm has been always well defined. Read More...
Cuban authors have marked patterns in the development of this artistic manifestation, they are: José Martí, Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, Nicolás Guillén, José María Heredia, José Lezama Lima, Alejo Carpentier, Virgilio Piñera, Dulce María Loynaz, among others.
The Literature of Cuba is one of the most prolific, relevant, and influential ones of Latin America and the whole ambit of the Spanish language. “Espejo de Paciencia” is considered the first literary work written in Cuban territory in the XVII century.