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Cuban Heavy Metal Sci-Fi at BU
September 28, 2016 | 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
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On Wednesday September 28th, Yoss a renown Cuban Sci-Fi author and heavy metal musician, will be appearing at Boston University for a reading and discussion of his book, Super Extra Grande. Professor Rodrigo Lopes de Barros, whose specialization is Caribbean and Brazilian studies will moderate the conversation. A book signing and refreshments will follow the discussion.
About Yoss:
Born José Miguel Sánchez Gómez, Yoss assumed his pen name in 1988, when he won the Premio David in the science fiction category for his novel Timshel. Together with his peculiar pseudonym, the author’s aesthetic of an impentinent rocker has allowed him to stand out amongst his fellow Cuban writers. Earning a degree in Biology in 1991, he went on to graduate from the first ever course on Narrative Techniques at the Onelio Jorge Cardoso Center of Literary Training in 1999. Today, Yoss writes both realistic and science fiction works. Alongside these novels, the author produces essays, reviews, and compilations, and actively promotes the Cuban science fiction literary workshops, Espiral and Espacio Abierto.
Did You Know?
Certain books were “banned in Boston” at least as far back as 1651, when one William Pynchon wrote a book criticizing Puritanism.