The book establishes a fascinating and historically needed parallel interweaving the works of José Lezama Lima and those of Aurelio de la Vega. Gayol substantiates his comparison by establishing what is common and different amidst them. (…). In Gayol’s essay neo-Baroque verses intermingle with dodecaphonic and serial music; Lezama and de la Vega walking hand-in-hand, both cast in art. The two represent Cuban national culture longing for universality, in a non-stop voyage from the motherland to the cosmos.

DR. EDUARDO LOLO

In times like the present where everything is emotional and subjective, with the resulting obliteration of the objective and of logic, rational flashes appear here and there. Manuel Gayol Mecías, medular writer, momentarily leaves aside the quasifantasies of his novels and walks into splendid and very personal speculations, attracted by my creative work. So, this fascinating book, full of ideas, is born.

DR. AURELIO DE LA VEGA