Assuming that assertion is true, which I doubt, surely they must have some interesting conflicts in their societies and lives that international literature coul

Assuming that assertion is true, which I doubt, surely they must have some interesting conflicts in their societies and lives that international literature could speak to, if only a little. There's quite a bit happening in Latin American literature that may well speak to Cubans, but is unavailable on the island. And since the government control which books can be brought into Cuba, I doubt demand is the root of the issue.