From the publisher
The author of Cesiones is a practicing lawyer, a student of the plastic and photographic arts, a lover of literature and a regular polo player. Originally from Havana, Cuba, where he was exiled along with his family in 1959, he has treasured in this work experiences that are especially interesting because of his human depth and his peculiar circumstances. Gather here a beautiful compendium of shared and preserved events that as a whole are undoubtedly a valuable heritage that if not consigned to the written page, would be doomed to oblivion.
Cesiones intends to shield from the corrosive effect of time real experiences charged with the meaning of life of some Cubans who, after refusing to live under communism, resumed their life in foreign lands. They are memories, values and traditions that as faithful companions made the journey to exile and helped create new joys and new pains and, as an existential witness, leave behind a trail of meaning instead of a disconcerting void. The desire has been to publish them before the disappearance of an entire generation erases that part of the historical memory that is only transmissible orally. These stories, unveiled here, are called to complement the historical memory of new generations of Cubans, wherever they live.
Cesiones is the second work of Mario G. De Mendoza, III. The first, titled P'All and P'Ac, was written and published in 2005 shortly after he returned from his first and only trip back to his homeland after an absence of almost half a century. At the time the author resides in Wellington, Florida where he holds a law degree and where, accompanied by his wife, Jackie, he enjoys his books, his works of art and his horse farm.
El autor de Cesiones es abogado en ejercicio, estudiante de las artes plsticas y fotogrficas, amante de la literatura y asiduo jugador de polo. Oriundo de La Habana, Cuba, de donde se exili junto con su familia en 1959, ha atesorado en esta obra unas vivencias que resultan especialmente interesantes por su calado humano y sus circunstancias peculiares. Rene aqu un hermoso compendio de acontecimientos compartidos y conservados que en su conjunto resultan, sin duda, una valiosa herencia que de no ser consignada a la pgina escrita, estara condenada al olvido.
Cesiones pretende escudar del efecto corrosivo del tiempo experiencias reales cargadas de significado de la vida de algunos cubanos que, despus de negarse a vivir bajo el comunismo, reanudaron su vida en tierras forneas. Son recuerdos, valores y tradiciones que como fieles compaeros hicieron la travesa al exilio y ayudaron a crear nuevas alegras y nuevos dolores y que, a manera de testimonio existencial, dejan tras si una estela de sentido en vez de un vaco desconcertante. El deseo ha sido publicarlas antes de que la desaparicin de toda una generacin borre aquella parte de la memoria histrica que solamente es transmisible de manera oral. Estos relatos aqu develados, estn llamados a complementar la memoria histrica de nuevas generaciones de cubanos, vivan donde vivan.
Cesiones es la segunda obra de Mario G. De Mendoza, III. La primera, titulada P?All y P?Ac, fue escrita y publicada en el ao 2005 poco despus de que este regresara de su primer y nico viaje de regreso a su tierra natal tras una ausencia de casi medio siglo. A la sazn el autor reside en Wellington, Florida donde ejerce la carrera de Derecho y donde, acompaado por su esposa, Jackie, disfruta de sus libros, sus obras de arte y su finca de caballos.
