Uva de Aragon (Havana, 1944) has published a dozen books of essays, poetry, short stories, and the novel Memoria del Silencio (2002), which now is offered in its first translation into English. Some of her short stories and a play have also been translated and appear in textbooks and anthologies such as The Voice of the Turtle, Cuba: A Traveler's Literary Companion, and Cubana and Cuban-American Theater. She writes a weekly column for Diario Los Americas, which can also be read in her blog Habanera Soy (uvadearagon.wordpress.com). De Aragon has merited several literary awards in the United Sta...