Enrique Cirules (1938 – 18 December 2016) was a

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n writer and essayist. He was born in

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Biography

Among his best known works are ''Conversation with the last American'' (1973), a

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about the establishing, rise and fall of an American city in Cuba, ''The Other War'' (short stories, 1980), ''The Saga of La Gloria City'' (novel, 1983) and ''Bluefields'' (novel, 1986). His most famous work is ''Mafia in Havana'' (''El Imperio de La Habana'') which won the

Casa de Las Américas Prize The Casa de las Américas Prize (''Premio Literario Casa de las Américas'') is a literary award given by the Cuban Casa de las Américas. Established in 1959, it is one of Latin America’s oldest and most prestigious literary prizes. The award ...

for literature in 1993 and the Literary Critic's Award in 1994. ''Ernest Hemingway in the Romano Archipelago'' won a mention at the ''Casa de Las Américas'' in 1999. His most recent works are ''The Secret life of Meyer Lansky in Havana'' (2004 and 2006) and ''Santa Clara Santa'' (2006). Cirules died on 18 December 2016 at the age of 78.Info on cubadebate.cu
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References

*Alfredo Schulte-Bockholt :The Politics of Organized Crime and the Organized Crime of Politics. Pg. 222 {{DEFAULTSORT:Cirules, Enrique 1938 births 2016 deaths People from Nuevitas Cuban male novelists Non-fiction writers about organized crime in the United States Cuban essayists Male essayists