Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba / UNEAC (cover design: Darío Mora; author: César Leante), "La rueda y la serpiente," March 1969. Offset print, book

"La rueda y la serpiente" (The Wheel and the Serpent) by César Leante was published in UNEAC's Cuadernos Unión series, a collection that disseminated short fiction documenting revolutionary Cuba. The cover design by Darío Mora employs a bold graphic grid structure in vibrant orange against deep green, featuring silkscreened imagery of revolutionary fighters crowded on trucks—evoking both the triumph of the Revolution and the collective mobilization of the people. The design's comic-strip panel format and high-contrast color scheme reflect the influence of Pop Art and political poster aesthetics, transforming documentary photography into dynamic graphic narrative. The purple and green duotone treatment of the photographic imagery creates a sense of historical distance while maintaining visual immediacy.

César Leante, born in Matanzas in 1928, wrote these stories during the earliest days of the Revolution, capturing a range of themes from narratives deeply rooted in recent Cuban history to more expansive imaginative adventures. The collection demonstrates the formal experimentation characteristic of Cuban fiction in the 1960s, as writers navigated the intersection of revolutionary commitment and literary innovation. Leante later served as Secretary of Public Relations for UNEAC and as Cuba's cultural attaché in Paris. Published by the Instituto del Libro in an edition of 2,000 copies, this book exemplifies the revolutionary government's commitment to accessible, high-quality literary production that combined sophisticated design with revolutionary content.