Fishing in Cuba´s waters.
I said in an earlier commentary that Ernest Hemingway is still present in this city, and some of the international events this June ratify that.
Hemingway, always bohemian and adventurous, was a fanatic for emotions and the pleasure of fishing, especially when the fishermen is faced with the golden dorado or swordfish´s vitality and cunningness, who live among Havana´s northern coast corals. Therefore, it´s not surprising that this 1954 Noble Prize winner for literature also participated in Cuba´s first fishing tournament in 1950; upon the request of one of his competitors, the annual event was named after him.
The passion for fishing has spread throughout the world, as it can be seen in the growing presence of foreigners—Russian, Norwegian, Spanish, Mexican, French and even the Czech Republic—at the Pesca de la Aguja International Fishing Tournament, which they had this past 6-11 June at the nautical base named after the wonderful North American writer, Marina Hemingway.
In addition to this contest, yesterday the XXII International Symposium dedicated to this wonderful author commenced. Sponsored by Finca Vigía´s Ernest Hemingway Museum and the Hemingway Chair of the International "José Marti" Journalism Institute, the conference promotes its main objective as having an informational exchanges between specialists and related institutions, as well as confronting life-related and intellectual works research; this will commemorate the half century of his death, as well as the 85th anniversary of Fiesta´s first edition. This event will take place primarily at Hotel Ambos Mundos, in the Del Monte room.
In addition to the scheduled academic conferences, there are other interesting activities planned, such as documentary film showings, a stage performance of "Hemingway´s Death," a one-man show by Canadian artist, Brian Gordon Sinclair and visits to the author´s favorite places, among others. There will also be visits to his residence, Finca Vigía, where since 1962, it was converted into a museum and a priceless center for research dedicated to this universal literature figure. The institution cherishes more than 20,000 pieces, of which are photos, books, hunting trophies, weapons, films and countless personal belongings. Outside, there is his yacht "Pilar," which he used for fishing tournaments and hunting for Nazi submarines during the Second World War.
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