CTV - TORONTO MAN PRISON IN CUBA (ME)
Cuban dissidents and must join a national project.
HAVANA TIMES Ogsmande Lescayllers lived twenty years outside of Cuba 1990-2010 The reason he was accused of being a cons-revolutionary, when he was a professor at the University of Havana.
Ogsmande I am not a communist and I made it known that I am a Christian, I questioned the fact that we did not want to study philosophy does any other, except for Marxism accused me of undermining the Revolution, and found, without even a lawyer defense I was sentenced to ten years, I have been a year and a bit in prison When I came out, I could not find a job now, I am a Spanish and French nationals I went to Cuba in 1990.
HT Outside of Cuba, he added a Masters in international economic relations, business tourism management and administration, and political science graduate to his titles as Doctor of Law degree in history of art and Latin American literature, he was the head of the financial department at Planeta Publishing group, head of training Department and marketing Groups city and a correspondent for the American newspaper Diario Las he owns a company import-export and the Caliban publisher.
However, above all, Ogsmande is a writer and has published more than thirty books.
Ogsmande I write about the spiritual needs not to publish or to win prizes I do not know why or who for.
HT He returned to Cuba in 2010 to care for her ailing father, in Bayamo He decided to stay and hasn t had any problems The Redtape is simple enough for one who CCU 100 The person must prove they haven peace t participated in any hostile act against the Cuban government, have a house or prove they will be introduced by a member of the family, and go to the emigration with two CCU 50 stamps to fill the documents applying the Cuban government reserves the right to repatriate Cuban emigrant citizens or not.
Ogsmande I wanted to work and they were going to let me write a cultural magazine The Party secretary told me that you will be looked I said look at me; I'll look at you as I leave I have not gone to ask the job again.
HT How does the publishing world outside Cuba.
Ogsmande I am part of a publishers' association in Spain, I am the representative of the publishing house Oceano in Madrid, the head of the commercial department at Pasacalpe, and I base Editores Caliban Books are a business, as cinema is art, industry, and now major publishers are almost always interested in more well known intellectuals It seems cruel to me, because a lot of them don not say much more now, even if they had a large book once, while talented young writers are unprecedented small publishers launch their; when they become a little demand, while major publishers showing interest.
HT But some Cuban authors have managed to achieve major publishers when they were almost never.
Ogsmande political topics They work just began publishing Zoe Valdez because it was a political figure Padura is not, but the world has captured him and made him a politician Moreover, they are good writers, like Pedro Juan Gutierrez But the company is not only interested in this there are good writers who don t sell, and publishers want to sell the luck factor is that I believe also important that literature written in Cuba is one of the best in America, but it should be spread around the world.
Ogsmande People read a lot of poetry in the world is short stories that gift sell t However, poets need to know how to make a good selection of their texts Caliban, we give our proponents, such as publishers, what would sell more and it wouldn t, without imposing the author pays around 300 euros; the first edition consists of 500 copies, and they returned three times their investment We own several book launches; all copies are sold at these events There is also the possibility of publishing an e-book; the money made each book sold goes directly to the author, publisher doesn t win anything.
HT And if the editor considers a bad book; they publish anyway, making money Do they reject the books.
Ogsmande We say the authors to work a little more, we help we guide We do not charge does rewrite the books Rejecting a book is disrespectful Our interests are not only making money is very little, but in disseminating Literature.
HT I understand that people want to read less, faster and faster here at book fairs, most cookbooks, and other small souvenirs are sold as literature itself, I heard people say they are going to the fair to walk around and eat chicken is the drive of a species endangered.
Rather Ogsmande But for there to be good readers, it must be good literature It's been long time since I went to a book fair, I went to Granma last year and it was a disaster, really badly organized I went to fairs in Frankfurt, Guadalajara book fair in Madrid last three months, people eat, of course, but the lines for the books are very long on the subway you can see people with their book, or read on their tablets, phones here, we lost our enchantment with reading, which can be brought t with the ring of a bell, I repeat, we need good literature These speeches of books, whether I went to war and took three shots It is not literature.
HT Do you still think the same thing about the system as you did 20 years ago.
Everything changes Ogsmande We must change and I believe that the Cuban State is the only way to stay in power is changing things.
HT Do you think the Cuban government could stay in power if it allowed political parties that exist to participate in free elections with freedom of expression.
Ogsmande If they have done correctly, yes If I refuse to change, I am against those who want to change, which is perhaps the majority, they go to the elections and they get a high level of support; perhaps, not the art of democracy.
I have my own understanding of what it is a puppet show in Spain, the Popular Party rises, the PSOE Socialist Party down the United States, Republicans and Democrats to keep the balance Here, there is only a single party there are others but they aren t Worse recognized not recognizing something that exists is like walking into a forest without seeing the trees.
HT You asked, in an article where you criticize Yoani Sanchez, the Cuban people have chosen their destiny 50 years ago that this not contradict what you just said that the majority want change.
Ogsmande Maybe the word people is not the most appropriate in this case, I believe that politics of Cuba to take place in Cuba it won t be the United States, neither Spain nor the EU, or Latin America will change our country if something will change, it will be here Cubans do.
Those living abroad can support and help, however, those who really need to tackle this head are those who live here, because they know what life is here, I am also against the American embargo, because it is the Cuban people are suffering.
HT Do you think the embargo is the only thing to blame for our economic problems.
He Ogsmande influence However, the primary responsibility for our inefficiency are those above and those of down people accept their jobs to a high or low income, and they do evil; or they steal things to sell How does a lawyer cost 10 pesos; a pound of tomatoes, 15 pesos, and a pound of pork 25, 30, 40 pesos, if the salary almost everyone is between 300 and 500 pesos beer costs 25 pesos pesos 1 The State goes with this situation.
HT In an article, you claim that the changes made by Raul Castro were good and they weren t superficial How people benefited.
Ogsmande Now you can buy and sell houses, cars, passports although they don t necessarily give you a visa to enter another country; which is not the fault of Raul He started well; I wrote this article when he came to power, however, the economic system is a failure, he talked about the update when.
I wanted to invest at a time when the Cuban people could not Now I do not mean you need to put the money in a Cuban bank; they give you your employees The first thing I was told was that there was a list that I told them I would choose my own employees, because I was paying them but I could not pay directly .
VAT Do you want to hire foreigners as what happened at the Hotel Manzana Gomez and Cuban residents here.
Ogsmande Cubans here; they're people who need money.
Ogsmande It is not a united front is a diversity thing, but walking around scattered Another Cuban dissident's must unite and have a national project and do not wait for others to come and solve our problems.
very interesting interview he said he is not a Communist, but a Christian, I guess he made many party members in Cuba are now at a time there is room for everyone The future looks good it does no doubt who would win in a multiparty election revolution has brought significant benefits to the people.
Have you ever been to Cuba Have you Cubans Your comments are so disconnected from reality that it's hard to take you seriously.
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