Jorge Enrique Lage Explained

Jorge Enrique Lage (Havana, 1979) is a Cuban novelist and short story writer. He was the editor of the magazine El cuentero and the publishing house Caja China of the Onelio Jorge Cardoso Literary Training Center. He also worked as an editor for Hypermedia Magazine.^[1]

Jorge Lage is the grandson of Iris Davila, a famous Cuban radio-plays novelist. Formed as a biochemist at Universidad de la Habana (1999-2003), he quit the biosciences right after graduating with honors to pursue a career as a writer. Science fiction has been a recurring genre in his work.

His stories have appeared in anthologies and magazines in Cuba and abroad.^[2]

Works

Short story books

• Yo fui un adolescente ladrón de tumbas (Ediciones Extramuros, 2004)
• Fragmentos encontrados en La Rampa (Casa Editora Abril, 2004)
• Los ojos de fuego verde (Casa Editora Abril, 2005)
• El color de la sangre diluida (Letras Cubanas, 2007)
• Vultureffect (Unión, 2011)

Novels

• Carbono 14, una novela de culto (Altazor, Perú, 2010).
• Autopista: the Movie (Caja China, Cuba, 2014).
• Archivo (Hypermedia, Miami, 2015).
• Everglades (Hypermedia, Miami, 2020).

Awards

Jorge Enrique Lage has won numerous awards,^[3] including:

• Celestino de Cuento Award (2002)
• Luis Rogelio Nogueras Award (2003)
• Calendario Award, in Narrative (2003)
• Calendario Award, in Science Fiction (2004)

Notes and References

1. http://www.sampsoniaway.org/blog/2013/08/01/jorge-enrique-lage/ Jorge Enrique Lage | Sampsonia Way Magazine
2. http://www.isliada.org/autores/jorge-enrique-lage/ Jorge Enrique Lage | Isliada | Literatura cubana contemporánea
3. https://archive.today/20131116000633/http://www.cubanow.net/articles/island-letters-jorge-enrique-lage Island of Letters: Jorge Enrique Lage