Waves draws a parallelism between three major Cuban migration episodes (Camarioca, Mariel, Rafters) and to some degree describes the political wrangling between Fidel Castro and various US administrations. But above all it narrates the misadventures of three members of a Cuban family ―father, daughter and son― who decide to emigrate to the US after individually seeing for themselves that they cannot lead a satisfactory life on the island. “De este país lo que hay que hacer es irse de una … [Read more...] about Olas by José Ramón Torres
Interview with Author – José Ramón Torres
About José Ramón Torres: José Ramón Torres was born and raised in Cuba, where he spent 32 years of his life. He completed his university studies in English Language and Literature at University of Havana and a PhD program in Education (Language Teaching) at the University of Barcelona. In Havana, Vancouver, Barcelona and Cambridge (where he is currently based with his wife and two children), he has worked as a language teacher, translator, interpreter, TV presenter, proofreader, localisation … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – José Ramón Torres