New York: Viking, (1994) dj. Hardcover first edition - An allegorical satire, this is the final volume in the series of five novels that constitute Arenas's Pentagonia Quintet. It paints a Kafka-esque picture of a dehumanized people living in a world where homosexuality is a crime punishable by death and a cockroach hunt makes for a national holiday. Narrated by a hate-filled government torturer, it follows his travels through a blackly humorous shadowland as he winnow out whisperers, sexual deviants, and dissidents of every sort - until memory has been banished and spoken language has been nearly forgotten. Translated by Andrew Hurley. Published posthumously. 145 pp. ISBN: 0-670840661.

Boston: Beacon Press, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of 6 long essays on "a wide range of subjects, including women aging, her experience with attempted rape, homophobia, interracial marriages, and young black intellectuals. No matter the topic, she shares her spirituality and feminist perspective, which is both provocative and challenging. Whether discussing an event from her childhood, her interaction with her students, or interracial marriage, she provides a unique insight into race and relationships that serves to enlighten as well as teach." (Lillian Lewis). ISBN: 0-807009385.