Agustín Rojas Anido

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Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences with a specialty in Physical Anthropology in 1971. Professional writer. Professor of Theater History at the School of Art Instructors in the city of Villa Clara. Member of UNEAC since 1981.


Recognized for his science fiction works. The literary influences of Agustín de Rojas in his work are mainly Bradbury and authors from the Soviet science fiction period such as brothers Arkadi and Borís Strugatsky, as well as Heinlein, Asimov and others outside the genre: Hammet, Dostoievski, Merimeé, Lovecraft, etc. The works that, according to him, prompted him to write were El viaje de Miguel Collazo and Fahrenheit 451 by Bradbury. His work has served as inspiration to many of the current Cuban writers of the genre, who consider him a living Patron Saint.

Awards obtained:
David Prize for Science Fiction in 1980 with the novel Espiral.
Special Novel Prize Dulce María Loynaz in 1997, with El publicano which deals with one of the disciples of Jesus, which has allowed him to publish a series of exegetical articles in the magazine of the diocese of Santa Clara.

Published works:
Espiral, science fiction novel, Editorial Unión, 1982.
Una leyenda del futuro, science fiction novel, Editorial Letras Cubanas, 1985.
El año 200, science fiction novel, Editorial Letras Cubanas, 1990.
Catarsis y sociedad, essay on the social role of art and literature, Editorial Capiro, 1992.
El publicano, historical novel, Editorial Letras Cubanas, 1997.
Historia del Teatro: de los orígenes al medioevo. Textbook. Editorial Capiro, 2002.