In this book, Chaviano also offers a very different version of Villaverde's novel Cecilia Valdés, re-writing the original story in one of the sub-plots.
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His novel Cecilia Valdés, published in 1882, is considered one of the most important works of Cuban literature.
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"Cecilia Valdés or the Hill of the Angel" (Cecilia Valdés o La Loma del Angel) This was the major work of his life, and generally regarded as the most significant Cuban novels of the 19th century.
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Cirilo Villaverde (28 October 1812 in San Diego de Núñez, near Pinar del Río, Cuba - 24 October 1894 in New York City) was a Cuban poet, novelist, journalist and freedom fighter.