Writer, Lawyer, Educator
HARLAN ABRAHAMS is a Denver-based writer, lawyer and former law professor.
He is the principal writer and co-author of RAÚL CASTRO AND THE NEW CUBA: A Close-up View of Change, published in 2011 by McFarland & Company, a leading independent publisher of nonfiction and academic books. This book combines first-hand reporting from ABRAHAMS’ many trips to Cuba with a deep policy analysis of the sweeping changes that have taken place on the island since Fidel's “little brother” took the reins of power.
ABRAHAMS is also the principal writer and co-author of the bestselling book ON THE LIST: Fixing America’s Failing Organ Transplant System, published by Rodale Books in 2009. That book explores the growing global markets for human transplant organs, while telling the true life stories of two men, one rich and one poor, both lost in the "organ transplant labyrinth." The book also includes a policy analysis of the organ crisis in America, which today leaves over 112,000 people waiting “on the list” for life-saving organs.
In addition, ABRAHAMS has written several novels, including HAVANA 58, which is part of a series from which the upcoming feature film HAVANA 57 was derived. That movie -- the first major English language production to be shot on location in Cuba since the U.S. Embargo was imposed five decades ago -- was shot in Havana in January and February of 2012, with veteran Canadian producer Carlo Liconti at the helm. It is now in post-production in Toronto. ABRAHAMS intends to publish HAVANA 58 within the next year.
ABRAHAMS holds law degrees from both the University of Nebraska and Harvard Law School. He has taught at five law schools, earning tenure at two of them, and has served as a partner at two national law firms. He is currently working on his next book. His email address is: harlanabrahams@aol.com.
RAÚL CASTRO AND THE NEW CUBA
ON THE LIST
© Harlan Abrahams 2009-Present