1.In Spanish, the Quartet is known as Las cuatro estaciones (The
Four Seasons),
Pasado perfecto (1991), Vientos de cuaresma (1994), Mascaras (1997),
and Paisaje de otono (1998). The dates shown are the original
Cuban publication dates. When republished by Tusquets Editores in Barcelona,
the books were issued in the order 3-4-1-2. This order was followed in
the first English editions published by Bitter Lemon Press, London — Red,
Black, Blue, Gold. The English editions cite the Spanish copyright dates — 1997,
1998, 2000, and 2001 — not the original Cuban dates noted above.
The order given here is the correct one — Blue, Gold, Red, Black.
(date) Spanish publication date
[date] English translation date