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Subseries 1A: Novels and Novellas, 1959-1996
Collection Overview
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
Contains a corrected typescript of "Que dura es la vida" (with the original binder with handwritten inscription "1959 / Que dura es la vida / R.A.F.") and drafts with holograph corrections of Arturo, la estrella más brillante, El asalto, El color del verano o nuevo jardín de las delicias, La loma del angel, Lazarillo [de Tormes] (adaptation), Otra vez el mar, El palacio de las blanquísimas mofetas, Viaje a La Habana (Novela en tres viajes). Included are drafts, and galley and page proofs with notes and corrections by the translators and, occasionally, by the author of Singing from the Well [English translation of Cantando en el pozo by Andrew Hurley], Farewell to the Sea [English translation of Otra vez el mar by Andrew Hurley], The Doorman [English translation of El portero by Dolores M. Koch. There is also a photocopy of the published but unauthorized French version of Otra vez el mar, translated by Gérard Pina as Encore une fois la mer, with notes and holograph corrections by Arenas.
- Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by title.
Collection History
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed by Rodolfo G. Aiello in 2001. Finding aid written by Rodolfo G. Aiello in 2001.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
Unpublished manuscripts may not be photocopied, with the exception of the following: 'Castro entre el plebiscito y la pared'; 'La dignidad de Guillermo Hernández'; 'Los eternos prisioneros de Castro'; 'La Feria del Libro de Madrid'; 'Guillén el Malo'; 'Hacia una caricatura del barroco'; 'Hágase también usted un hombre nuevo'; 'La hora de la verdad'; 'Literatura cubana dentro y fuera de Cuba'; 'Literatura y libertad'; 'El NY Times tiene cien años de retraso'; 'No al diálogo'; 'No hay paz para el Nobel'; 'La noche oscura del alma'; 'Oración'; 'La otra historia de Mayta'; 'Los paraísos inhabitables'; 'La Perestroika'; 'Al resplandor del infierno'; '¿Rusia hacia el capitalismo?'; 'Vargas Llosa, Presidente.' Copies of correspondence and color photographs of Rene Cifuentes in Box 28 are not permitted. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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- Credit this material:
Subseries 1A: Novels and Novellas; Reinaldo Arenas Papers, C0232, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (mss): Boxes 1-13; 13A