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João Cerqueira has a PhD in History of Art from the University of Oporto.
He is the author of seven books: Art and Literature in the Spanish Civil War, Blame it on to much freedom, The Tragedy of Fidel Castro, Devil’s Observations, Maria Pia: Queen and Woman, José de Guimarães (publish in China by the Today Art Museum), José de Guimarães: Public Art.
His novels satirize modern society and use irony and humour to provoke reflection and controversy.
Is represented by Kontext Agency.
Reviews
http://www.amazon.com/Tragedy-Fidel-Castro-Joao-Cerqueira/dp/1938416163/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1355946698&sr=8-3&keywords=jo%C3%A3o+cerqueira
http://www.fucinemute.it/2013/02/la-tragedia-di-fidel-castro-come-parodiare-la-rivoluzione-insegnando-il-senso-della-vita/
http://www.bulletreviews.com/the-tragedy-of-fidel-castro-2012/
http://stkarnick.com/?p=23920
http://magic-realism-books.blogspot.pt/2013/03/the-tragedy-of-fidel-castro-by-joao.html
http://www.rabidreaders.com/2012/12/21/the-tragedy-of-fidel-castro-by-joao-cerqueira/
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981829376
http://www.shelfari.com/books/32586992/The-Tragedy-of-Fidel-Castro/reviews/3952035
http://tometender.blogspot.pt/2013/01/the-tragedy-of-fidel-castro-by-joao.html
http://www.300wordbookreviews.com/2013/01/the-tragedy-of-fidel-castro.html
http://www.portlandbookreview.com/page/2/
http://beckvalleybooks.blogspot.pt/2013/01/book-review-tragedy-of-fidel-castro-by.html
http://alittleblogofbooks.wordpress.com/2013/02/26/the-tragedy-of-fidel-castro-by-joao-cerqueira/
http://dissidentvoice.org/2013/03/fiction-posing-as-fact/#more-48084
http://driftlessareareview.com/2013/03/19/translation-tuesday-the-tragedy-of-fidel-castro-by-joao-cerqueira/
http://readersfavorite.com/review/8648
http://thestephanieloves.blogspot.pt/2013/03/excerpt-and-giveaway-tragedy-of-fidel.html
Interviews
http://stkarnick.com/?p=23921
http://bookclubreading.com/author-interview-joao-cerqueira/
http://tributebooksreviews.blogspot.pt/2013/03/joao-cerqueira-tragedy-of-fidel-castro.html
Books can kill you!
http://bagsbooksandbonjovi.blogspot.pt/2013/01/joao-cerqueiraguest-post.html
Excerpts published in magazines
http://www.contemporaryliteraryreviewindia.com/search/label/ClRI%20november%202012
http://weblog.liberatormagazine.com/2012/09/varadero-prisoner-absolute-freedom-cant.html#more
http://www.dansemacabreonline.com/#!__dm-60-lazarus
http://toadsuckreview.org/index.php?s=Jo%C3%A3o+Cerqueira
http://www.allrightmagazine.com/books-and-reviews/fiction-fidel-castros-diary-17366
http://www.smashwords.com/extreader/read/236983/98/literary-lunes-magazine-septemberoctober-2012-black-and-white-edition
http://www.southasiamail.com/news.php?id=108654
Cuba chronicles
http://weblog.liberatormagazine.com/2012/09/cuba-sex-lies-and-tourists.html#more
http://www.allrightmagazine.com/history/my-visit-to-cuba-a-day-at-the-museum-of-the-revolution-17846/
Reviewed by Alice DiNizo for Readers' Favorite
Author Joao Cequeira has created an interesting but fictional book looking back at Fidel Castro, the longtime revolutionary leader of Cuba. Cequeria begins by telling the reader that his God, Jesus Christ, JFK, J.Edgar Hoover and even Fidel himself are purely fictional creations. Then "The Tragedy of Fidel Castro" begins as JFK philosophizes about someone who will energize people with words that will shake them out of their daydreams. JFK wants to work with Fidel Castro's spy, Varadero, by earning his trust. Varadero is kept isolated in prison as he has two of the other prisoners wearing berets and smoking cigars, the cooks heckling for a pay raise and the prison guards in the process of setting up a labor committee. On page 19, the author writes that "Under the command of Fidel, our people overthrew a corrupt regime and installed a unique social model under which all citizens enjoy the same rights and opportunities." But the Cuban counterrevolutionaries arise and start a riot. Fidel selects Camilo Ochoa as a counterrevolutionary to be punished and charged with drug dealing. After all, Ochoa's primary school teacher remembers him stealing a papaya.
"The Tragedy of Fidel Castro" is written with irony and humor to make the reader reflect and there is plenty in this book to ponder. Paragraphs are a bit long, perhaps a bit wordy, but the author has had a good time creating this story featuring Fidel Castro. Joao Cequeria's writing style is irreverent and full of fun for the sophisticated reader. He reveals that the bag of cocaine used to frame Ochoa is actually flour and that a smuggler's boat is filled with barrels of bourbon, televisions, perfumes and a crate full of Statue of Liberty miniatures. Not for everyone, but "The Tragedy of Fidel Castro" is one entertaining read!
