Former Nicaragua
President Speaking At US
State Colleges
He was the vice
president of Nicaragua
from 1984 to 1990. But
Sergio Ramirez is also a
leading literary figure
and intellectual in
Spanish-speaking
countries. He has
published more than 30
books, nine of them
fiction, and has won
many honors for his
work.
Now Curbstone Press,
based in Willimantic,
has published an English
translation by Michael
B. Miller of Ramírez's
novel "Margarita, How
Beautiful the Sea"
(Curbstone, cloth
$24.95, paperback
$15.95).
The story tells the
history of Nicaragua
over a 50-year period
beginning in 1907, using
myth and real events and
exploring how memory
influences the
appreciation of the past
and the reality of the
present.
Ramírez will make
several appearances in
Connecticut to discuss
his book.
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