Cuba: The Trip Back

About the Book

Rafael Lima begins this journey to the center of himself in Los Angeles, California. A burned out screenwriter in search of inner truth he embarks upon a quest for authenticity which ultimately leads him back to his birthplace - Havana Cuba - after almost forty two years. Cuba the trip back is part travel book, part memoir and part autobiography. It is a journey through modern day Cuba which interlaces Cuban and the author's own personal history. In this heart-felt book Rafael Lima explores the island, slays the demons of regret, makes real the legends of childhood and discovers what it means to be Cuban, what it means to be American and what it feels like to exist in between.

About the Author

Rafael Lima was born in Havana, Cuba and grew up in Miami. A playwright, journalist and screenwriter, he was a freelance correspondent during the civil war in El Salvador. His work has appeared in the Miami News, the Miami Herald and The Washington Post. He has also been a reporter for CNN, WTVJ in Miami and his documentaries have appeared on the Discovery channel. Mr. Lima is the author of four critically acclaimed stage plays and the winner of the New York and Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle awards as well as the Village Voice Best play. He is the recipient of Rockerfeller and National Endowments for the Arts fellowships for excellence in dramatic writing. His screen credits include Wiseguy and China Beach as well as several TV miniseries for both HBO and CBS. He lives in Miami Florida where he teaches screenwriting and journalism at the University of Miami and is currently completing a novel.