An official note from the Cuban Book Institute reports that on the night of Saturday 1st November, the distinguished Cuban writer, professor and journalist Julio Travieso Serrano, an essential figure of contemporary national narrative, died in Havana at the age of 85.

The text highlights that Travieso was born on 11th April 1940, studied Law at the University of Havana and completed his academic training with a Master of Science at the Lomonosov University, in Moscow.

In 1985 he obtained the title of Doctor in Economics at the Institute of Latin America of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union, the note emphasises.

The source underlines that he worked as a journalist and professor at the University of Havana and also taught at academic institutions in Spain, Russia and Mexico.

His literary work, specifies the publication, is recognised for its historical depth and social sensitivity, includes emblematic titles such as To Kill the Wolf, When the Night Dies, The Dust and the Gold and It Rains Over Havana.

A member of the Union of Cuban Writers and Artists (UNEAC), Travieso received important awards such as the Mazatlán Literature Prize, in Mexico, and the Literary Criticism Prize, in Cuba, and in 2021 he was distinguished with the National Literature Prize, the highest recognition the country grants for a lifetime’s work.

For his revolutionary merits, he received the Medal of Combatant of the Clandestine Struggle in 1985, as well as the Distinction for National Culture and the Alexander Pushkin Order, awarded by the Russian state.

According to the Cuban Book Institute, by family decision, his body will be cremated and watched over in an intimate ceremony. On behalf of the Ministry of Culture and the UNEAC, the most heartfelt condolences were conveyed to his family, friends and readers.

An official note from the Cuban Book Institute reports that on the night of Saturday 1st November, the distinguished Cuban writer, professor and journalist Julio Travieso Serrano, an essential figure of contemporary national narrative, died in Havana at the age of 85.

The text highlights that Travieso was born on 11th April 1940, studied Law at the University of Havana and completed his academic training with a Master of Science at the Lomonosov University, in Moscow.

In 1985 he obtained the title of Doctor in Economics at the Institute of Latin America of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union, the note emphasises.

The source underlines that he worked as a journalist and professor at the University of Havana and also taught at academic institutions in Spain, Russia and Mexico.

His literary work, specifies the publication, is recognised for its historical depth and social sensitivity, includes emblematic titles such as To Kill the Wolf, When the Night Dies, The Dust and the Gold, and It Rains Over Havana.

A member of the Union of Cuban Writers and Artists (UNEAC), Travieso received important awards such as the Mazatlán Literature Prize, in Mexico, and the Literary Criticism Prize, in Cuba, and in 2021 he was distinguished with the National Literature Prize, the highest recognition the country grants for a lifetime’s work.

For his revolutionary merits, he received the Medal of Combatant of the Clandestine Struggle in 1985, as well as the Distinction for National Culture and the Alexander Pushkin Order, awarded by the Russian state.

According to the Cuban Book Institute, by family decision his body will be cremated and watched over in an intimate ceremony. On behalf of the Ministry of Culture and the UNEAC, the most heartfelt condolences were conveyed to his family, friends and readers.