Cuban Intellectual Roberto Fernandez Retamar Dies

He collaborated with the magazine Origenes, and in 1965 he became the director of the magazine Casa, a post that he held until his death.

In 1977, Retamar founded and directed until 1986 the Center of Studies on Marti and its yearbook. He was granted the 1989 National Literature Award.

A professor emeritus at the University of Havana in 1995, Retamar received other decorations and awards in Cuba and abroad, including the ALBA Award in Letters in 2008.

He had been the president of Casa de las Americas since 1986, and was a member of the Cuban Academy of Language, which he also presided.