Orwell in Cuba: How `1984¿ Came to Be Published in Caströs Twilight is a personal account of today¿s Cuba at a pivotal point in its history, with the Castro brothers passing power on to a new generation. The book is akin to a detective story, as the author investigates how and why a state-run publishing house has come to release a new translation of George Orwell¿s iconic anti-totalitarian novel Nineteen-Eighty-Four, formerly taboo.
Orwell in Cuba: How `1984¿ Came to Be Published in Caströs Twilight is a personal account of today¿s Cuba at a pivotal point in its history, with the Castro brothers passing power on to a new generation. The book is akin to a detective story, as the author investigates how and why a state-run publishing house has come to release a new translation of George Orwell¿s iconic anti-totalitarian novel Nineteen-Eighty-Four, formerly taboo.
Born in Chicoutimi in 1983, Frédérick 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 Caströs Twilight, winner of the 2018 Governor General¿s 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 Montréal 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 General¿s Literary Award for French-to-English Translation, and has been a finalist on three other occasions. He lives in Montréal.
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