Abilio_Estevez

Abilio
Estévez

The Cuban novelist, playwright, and poet Abilio Estévez was born in Havana in 1954. His first novel, Tuyo es el reino (Thine Is the Kingdom), published in 1997, was awarded the Cuban Critics’ Prize in 1999 and translated into twelve languages. (Words Without Borders)
The Cuban novelist, playwright, and poet Abilio Estévez was born in Havana in 1954. His first novel, Tuyo es el reino (Thine Is the Kingdom), published in 1997, was awarded the Cuban Critics’ Prize in 1999 and translated into twelve languages. (Words Without Borders)
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