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Charles Spencer King (author) For other people with the same name, see Charles King (disambiguation). Charles Spencer King (February 18th 1958) is a multilingual author and recognized expert on Cuban history, culture, US - Cuba relations, and religion. He is a pundit, panelist and lecturer who began visiting Cuba in 1993 and writing on Cuba culture in 2000 as a freelancer for newspapers (Gannett, Granma, El Pais), magazines (Temas, Sulekha (India), and electronic media. Mr. King is also a published golf course architecture historian, and recognized American painting expert for several artists from the Chicago school of painters and sculptures. After his brother Andrew King was killed in the World Trade Center on 9 -11- 2001, he began writing on Islamic fundamentalist terrorism and counter terrorism.

Books King's first book, Traveling Lite (2002) is the story of a father and son's six week golf trip to Great Britain playing classic courses accessed through the railroad, in the spirit of Bernard Darwin, the famous British golf historian. His second book, Nature's Ancient Religion: Orisha Worship & IFA (2008) is semi autobiographical, and traces King's journey from cynic to earning a high priesthood (Babalawo) of the Afro- Cuban Lucumi religion. also known as Santeria.The book is unique in that it is also a comparative analysis of various religions and is written for those new to Lucumi or outside of it. Havana My Kind of Town (2009) is a semi autobiographical offering for the independent Cuba traveler. This book borders on being a guide book, yet has detailed descriptions of life in Cuba and Cuban culture along with commentary of US - Cuban relations. Ifa y los Orishas: La Religion Antigua de la Naturaleza (2011) is the Spanish version of Nature's Ancient Religion, translated by Gabriel Ernesto Arevalo Luna. The Adventure's of Asabi & Ropo (2014) is a series of children's books. Each book explores a specific culture, religion and historical or legendary event.Through time travel, the two protagonist teens and various immortal Orishas embellish the event as an adventure.

Screenplay Fidel's Story (2012) is a two act live theater play that King has stated could be a film. The screenplay has both English and Spanish versions. Fidel Castro gives a fictitious interview with Oprah Winfrey and Chrstina Amanpour sharing the Cuban perspective of US - Cuban relations. Mr. King is an advocate for ending the US - Cuban embargo and ending the travel restrictions placed on Americans (by the US government). The play is controversial to elements who advocate the embargo and travel restrictions.

Free Theater Initiative Mr. King is offering his screenplay to any and all accredited secondary and university drama departments without royalties or for free. He hopes that other authors of screenplays will join him in his contribution to education.

Links:

http://www.amazon.com/Ifa-los-Orishas-Religion-Naturaleza/dp/1461028981/ref=la_B002ELIWKI_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1343622561&sr=1-2 http://bilingual.sulekha.com/default.htm https://www.facebook.com/Orunmila

https://twitter.com/ChasSpencerKing

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/charles-spencer-king/14/a8a/b76