Antón Arrufat Papers

(C0737):

1953-1991, bulk 1960-1972

Introduction

The Antón Arrufat Papers consists of manuscripts of poems, short stories, novels, and criticism by Antón Arrufat, Virgilio Piñera, and Witold Gombrowicz; and correspondence of Antón Arrufat.

Range of Collection Dates: 1953-1991
Range of Collection Bulk Dates: 1960-1972

Size: .45 linear feet (one archive box)

Provenance: The University purchased the collection from the author in 1993.

Restrictions: None.

Photocopying, literary rights, and citation: No photocopies may be made from photocopies (Xeroxes, photostats) of material in the collection where Princeton University Library does not own the originals; however, single photocopies of original material may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Associate University Librarian for Rare Books and Special Collections. The Library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection, and researchers are responsible for determining any question of copyright. Citations should be as follows: Antón Arrufat Papers, Box #. Used by permission of Princeton University Library.
 
 

Note: This collection was processed and arranged by Claire Johnston. 

Biographical Sketch

Antón Arrufat (b. 1935) is a Cuban dramatist, short story writer, novelist and poet. He has lived in worked in the U.S. and Europe; he currently resides in Cuba. He is well-known for his play, Siete contra Tebas (1968), a play which is based on the drama of the same name by the Greek dramatist Aeschylus. When Siete contra Tebas was first performed in Cuba, it caused a stir among Cubans because of its critical character of the Cuban Marxist-Leninist regime. His other theatrical works include Todos los domingos (1965), Teatro (1963), a collection of plays, and La tierra permanente (1987). Arrufat's published books of poetry include Repaso final (1963), Escrito en las puertas (1967) and La huella en la arena (1986). His fiction writing includes La caja está cerrada (novel, 1984), and Que haras después de mí? (short stories, 1988). He is the co-editor with Fausto Masó of a collection of short stories, Nuevos cuentistas cubanos (1961). Las pequenas cosas (1988) is a collection of nonfiction essays.

Collection Description


Scope Note

 The Antón Arrufat Papers consists of writings by Antón Arrufat and others, and correspondence of Antón Arrufat. The collection includes poems by Arrufat, a notebook for the novel La caja está cerrada, poems and short stories by Virgilio Piñera, and a partial manuscript and correspondence related to a Spanish translation of Witold Gombrowicz's novel, Ferdydurke. Gombrowicz is a Polish writer who lived in Argentina for 25 years. The strength of the collection are the original writings of Arrufat, and his correspondence with Argentinian writers Julio Cortázar and José Bianco, Cuban writers Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Virgilio Piñera, Calvert Casey, and José Triana, and Mexican writers Juan Vicente Melo, Juan José Arreola, and José Emilio Pacheco.

Arrangement

 The collection is arranged in the following series: I. Writings, II. General Correspondence (A-Z) and III. Papers by Others.

Added Entries

The following added entries have been assigned to this collection to highlight significant sources (other than the main entry), subjects, and forms of the collection's materials. Where possible, Library of Congress Subject Headings have been used, and the forms of names reflect international cataloging standards. As a result, all of these entries may be searched in the Department's database (MASC), in the library's online catalog, and in the public card catalog to find other related materials.

People: Piñera, Virgilio, 1912-1979

Subject Headings (in uppercase) / Form Headings (in upper and lower case):

 CUBAN LITERATURE--20TH CENTURY

 Dramatists, Cuban--20th century-Correspondence
Dramatists, Cuban-20th century-Verse dramas
Poets, Cuban-20th century-Correspondence
Poets, Cuban-20th century-Poems
Novelists, Mexican-20th century-Correspondence
Poets, Mexican-20th century-Correspondence

Related Publications

 The manuscripts found in draft form in the collection came to print in the following publications: poetry-Repaso final (Havana:Ediciones Revolución (1964), prose-La caja está cerrada (Havana: Editorial Letras Cubanas, 1984). 
 

Box/Folder Listing

 

                I. Writings

1       1               "Adios" [poem], AMsS, 1 p.      Folder date range 1962
        2               "Alvar de Alcocer" [poem], AMsS, 1 p.  Folder date range n.d.
        3               "Antigona" [verse], AMs, 8 pp.  Folder date range 1953
        4               "La caja está cerrada" [notebook], AMs, 173 pp. Folder date range 1970
        5               "En un libro" [poem], AMsS, 1 p.        Folder date range 1962
        6               "Repaso" [poem], AMs, 8 pp.     Folder date range 1962
        7               Untitled [prose], TMs, 2 pp.           Folder date range n.d.

                II. General Correspondence

        8               Arreola, Juan José      Folder date range 1961, 1963, 1986
        9               Bernárdez, Aurora (wife of Julio Cortázar)      [Folder date range 1963]
        10              Bianco, José ("Pepe")   Folder date range 1963
        11              Cabrera Infante, Guillermo      Folder date range 1960, 1962
        12              Casey, Calvert  Folder date range 1967-1968
        13              Cortázar, Julio Folder date range 1963-1965
        14              Melo, Juan Vicente      Folder date range 1968
        15              Pacheco, José Emilio    Folder date range 1962, 1963, 1966
        16              Piñera, Virgilio        Folder date range 1955-1964
        17              Triana, José    Folder date range 1964-1991
        18              Valencia, Elmo and Alcántara Hurán, Pedro       Folder date range 1964

                III. Papers by Others

        19              Gombrowicz, Witold: "Ferdydurke" [fragment of Spanish   [1963?]
                                translation, with revisions by Gombrowicz], TMs, 15 pp.;
                                also ALS to Graciela Peyrou
        20              Piñera, Virgilio: "En la biblioteca," "Antón en sus cumpleaños,"        Folder date range 1972
                                and "Dos o tres elegancias..." [poems, dedicated to
                                Arrufat], TMs, 3 pp.
        21              Piñera, Virgilio: "Concilio y discurso" [short story], Folder date range n.d.
                                TMs, Folder date range 19 pp.
        22              Piñera, Virgilio: "En la funérea playa fué" [short story],      Folder date range 1969
        23              Piñera, Virgilio: "Hay muertos que no hacen ruido..."  Folder date range n.d.
                                [short story], TMs, Folder date range 19 pp.
        24              Piñera, Virgilio: "Muchacho azul" [poem], AMsS, 1 p.   Folder date range n.d.
        25              Piñera, Virgilio: "La risa" [short story], TMs, 26 pp. Folder date range n.d.
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