A Planet for Rent

A Planet for Rent

The most successful and controversial Cuban Science Fiction writer of all time, Yoss (aka JosÃ© Miguel SÃ¡nchez GÃ³mez) is known for his acerbic portraits of the island under Communism. In his bestselling A Planet for Rent, Yoss pays homage to Ray Bradburyâ€™s The Martian Chronicles and 334 by Thomas M. Disch. A critique of Cuba in the nineties, after the fall of the Soviet Union and the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact, A Planet for Rent marks the debut in English of an astonishingly brave and imaginative Latin American voice.

Praise for Yoss

â€œOne of the most prestigious science fiction authors of the island.â€
â€”On Cuba Magazine

"A gifted and daring writer."
â€”David Iaconangelo

"JosÃ© Miguel SÃ¡nchez [Yoss] is Cubaâ€™s most decorated science fiction author, who has cultivated the most prestige for this genre in the mainstream, and the only person of all the Islandâ€™s residents who lives by his pen.â€
â€”Cuenta Regresiva

Born JosÃ© Miguel SÃ¡nchez GÃ³mez, Yoss assumed his pen name in 1988, when he won the Premio David Award in the science fiction category for Timshel. Together with his peculiar pseudonym, the author's aesthetic of an impentinent rocker has allowed him to stand out amongst his fellow Cuban writers. Earning a degree in Biology in 1991, he went on to graduate from the first ever course on Narrative Techniques at the Onelio Jorge Cardoso Center of Literary Training, in the year 1999. Today, Yoss writes both realistic and science fiction works. Alongside these novels, the author produces essays, Praise for, and compilations, and actively promotes the Cuban science fiction literary workshops, Espiral and Espacio Abierto.

When he isnâ€™t translating, David Frye teaches Latin American culture and society at the University of Michigan. Translations include First New Chronicle and Good Government by Guaman Poma de Ayala (Peru, 1615); The Mangy Parrot by JosÃ© JoaquÃn Fernandez de Lizardi (Mexico, 1816), for which he received a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship; Writing across Cultures: Narrative Transculturation in Latin America by Ãngel Rama (Uruguay, 1982), and several Cuban and Spanish novels and poems.

Country	USA
Author	Yoss
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781632060082
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	Restless Books
Manufacturer	Restless Books
NumberOfPages	272
PublicationDate	2015-03-10
Publisher	Restless Books
ReleaseDate	2015-03-10
Studio	Restless Books

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