Tarzan in the 21st century: the trials of being a writer in Cuba

In this account of a day in his life, sci-fi author Yoss reflects on the chaotic and frustrating reality facing writers in Havana

By Can Xue for The Writing Life Around the World from Electric Literature, part of the Guardian Books Network

I walk on a lava desert, sweat runs down my forehead, my shoulders, my back, beneath my feet the blanket burns with boiling flames.

Eh … the blanket?

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