An audacious biography of the ex-president of Cuba told in Castro's own outrageous, bombastic voice. 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 Bir?n 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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Ww Norton & Co
ISBN-13
9780393339031
eBay Product ID (ePID)
106374434
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Autobiography of Fidel Castro
Author
Norberto Fuentes
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
History
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
594 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
208mm
Item Width
140mm
Item Weight
661g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Norberto Fuentes
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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