The Autobiography of Fidel Castro
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Prize-winning author and journalist Norberto Fuentes was once a revolutionary: a writer with privileged access to Fidel Castro s inner circle during some the most challenging years of the revolution. But in the late 1990s, as the regime began sending its oldest comrades to the firing squad, he became A Man Who Knew Too Much. Escaping a death sentence and now living in exile, Fuentes has written a brilliant, satirical, and utterly captivating autobiography of the Cuban leader in Fidel s own arrogant and seductive language discussing everything from Castro s early sexual experiences in Biran to his true feelings about Che Guevara and his philosophy on murder, legacy, and state secrets. Critics have long admired Fuentes s writing; one U.S. article called him Norman Mailer s Cuban pen pal. Akin to Gertrude Stein s The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, or Edmund Morris s Dutch, this wickedly entertaining, true-to-life masterpiece is as imaginative and outsized as Castro himself."
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0393068994
ISBN13:9780393068993
Release Date:December 2009
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Length:592 Pages
Weight:2.19 lbs.
Dimensions:1.6" x 6.5" x 9.5"
Customer Reviews
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Excellent book.Fuentes is a great author and shows why he is currently one of the Best Cuban writer alive today! The book is written by an insider,Fuentes, who knew Castro intimitely and who spent much time with him.His "Autobiografia de Fidel Castro ,la segunda parte" is even much better.
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