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VIDEO LEONARDO PADURA LOCKDOWN FROM HAVANA

Leonardo Padura - Grab a Snake by the Tail

Here is Leonardo Padura in lockdown speaking from his home in Havana: LINK

Leonardo Padura awarded Princess of Asuturias Prize

Leonardo Padura - Havana Red

Padura was awarded the Princess of Asturias award  for literature, the Spanish equivalent of the Nobel prize, on October 23. Previous winners include Arthur Miller, Philip Roth, Ismail Kadare and Amin Maalouf. Padura is best known for his crime fiction series featuring Havana police inspector Mario Conde. Bitter Lemon is the proud publisher of the English language editions of these novels and of The Man Who Loved Dogs, Padura's masterpiece about Trotsky and his assassin Mercader.

 

Leonardo Padura has won the 2015 Princess of Asturias award for Literature

Leonardo Padura - The Man Who Loved Dogs
Many consider this the Spanish Nobel Prize.

Padura's masterpiece

Leonardo Padura - The Man Who Loved Dogs

The Man Who Loved Dogs, Leonardo Padura's masterpiece, gets wonderful reviews.