Subculture Lit Book Club

Join Subculture Lit Book Club with East Austin Writing Project for a deep dive into Firefly by Severo Sarduy ​ ​About ​Severo Sarduy’s Firefly is the story of a boy named Firefly with an oversized head coming of age in pre-war Cuba. There are hurricanes and slave-markets and mystical cults and Firefly has no sense of purpose in the world. Unhappy and alone, Firefly feels that the best course of survival is revenge against the corrupt. Told with in lyrical and precise prose, Sarduy weaves a surreal and abstract story of exile and isolation: an allegory for Cuba’s place in the world. ​About Subculture Lit & EAWP ​Subculture Lit is a themed book club series from East Austin Writing Project, a literary arts community offering Poetry Club, Craft Intensives, Critique I & II, and more in Austin, TX. We focus on books that challenge form, elevate underrepresented voices, and support small press publishers, inviting conversation across genres and disciplines. ​Please read the book before the event and receive 15% off your book purchase at Alienated Majesty Books by mentioning our book club.