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When We Left Cuba
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Dreaming in Cuban
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Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy
Publisher's Description: In 1962, At The Age Of Eleven, Carlos Eire Was One Of 14,000 Children Airlifted Out Of Cuba, His Parents Left Behind. His Life Until Then Is The Subject Of Waiting For Snow In... Havana, A Wry, Heartbreaking, Intoxicatingly Beautiful Memoir Of Growing Up In A Privileged Havana Household -- And Of Being Exiled From His Own Childhood By The Cuban Revolution. That Childhood, Until His World Changes, Is As Joyous And Troubled As Any Other -- But With Exotic Differences. Lizards Roam The House And Grounds. Fights Aren't Waged With Snowballs But With Breadfruit. The Rich Are Outlandishly Rich, Like The Eight-year-old Son Of A Sugar Baron Who Has A Real Miniature Race Car, Or The Neighbor With A Private Animal Garden, Complete With Tiger. All This Is Bathed In Sunlight And Shades Of Turquoise And Tangerine: The Island Of Cuba, Says One Of The Stern Monks At Carlos's School, Might Have Been The Original Paradise --^ And It Is Tempting To Believe. His Father Is A Municipal Judge And An Obsessive Collector Of Art And Antiques, Convinced That In A Past Life He Was Louis Xvi And That His Wife Was Marie Antoinette. His Mother Looks To The Future Conceived On A Transatlantic Liner Bound For Cuba From Spain, She Wants Her Children To Be Modern, Which Means Embracing All Things American. His Older Brother Electrocutes Lizards. Surrounded By Eccentrics, In A Home Crammed With Portraits Of Jesus That Speak To Him In Dreams And Nightmares, Carlos Searches For Secret Proofs Of The Existence Of God. Then, In January 1959, President Batista Is Suddenly Gone, A Cigar-smoking Guerrilla Named Castro Has Taken His Place, And Christmas Is Canceled. The Echo Of Firing Squads Is Everywhere. At The Aquarium Of The Revolution, Sharks Multiply In A Swimming Pool. And One By One, The Author's Schoolmates Begin To Disappear --^ Spirited Away To The United States. Carlos Will End Up There Himself, Alone, Never To See His Father Again. Narrated With The Urgency Of A Confession, Waiting For Snow In Havana Is Both An Exorcism And An Ode To A Paradise Lost. More Than That, It Captures The Terrible Beauty Of Those Times In Our Lives When We Are Certain We Have Died -- And Then Are Somehow, Miraculously, Reborn. Carlos Eire.
Cuba: My Revolution
Believing In The Promises Of The Cuban Revolution, Sonya Joins Castro's Militia And Becomes A Medic, Only To Find Herself Imprisoned And Tortured By Her Own Comrades And Later Realizing That None Of H...er Efforts Fall In Line With Castro's Regime. Writer, Inverna Lockpezer ; Artist, Dean Haspiel ; Colorist, José Villarrubia ; Letterer, Pat Brosseau. Suggested For Mature Readers--dust Jacket
Cuba: A New History
Events in Fidel Castro’s island nation often command international attention and just as often inspire controversy. Impassioned debate over situations as diverse as the Cuban Missile Crisis and ...the Elián Gonzáles affair is characteristic not only of modern times but of centuries of Cuban history. In this concise and up-to-date book, British journalist Richard Gott casts a fresh eye on the history of the Caribbean island from its pre-Columbian origins to the present day. He provides a European perspective on a country that is perhaps too frequently seen solely from the American point of view. The author emphasizes such little-known aspects of Cuba’s history as its tradition of racism and violence, its black rebellions, the survival of its Indian peoples, and the lasting influence of Spain. The book also offers an original look at aspects of the Revolution, including Castro’s relationship with the Soviet Union, military exploits in Africa, and his attempts to promote revolution in Latin America and among American blacks. In a concluding section, Gott tells the extraordinary story of the Revolution’s survival in the post-Soviet years. Library Journal For at least a generation of Cuba watchers, the history of the Caribbean island nation began with Castro's revolution in 1959. Yet Cuba has a long and storied history as a Spanish colony, a target for navies and pirates from across the globe, a people struggling for independence, and an American-controlled republic, all before Fidel. Writing from a European perspective, British journalist/historian Gott provides a fresh if not entirely new history of Cuba, without American prejudices. Using secondary sources, Gott, who has written on revolutionary movements in Latin America, tells the intriguing history of 500 years of a nation dominated by two themes-internal security and external attack. Gott contends that the future of Cuba was set not under Castro, but during the slave importations of the 16th to the 18th centuries. He asserts that Cuba was moving toward an economic revolution even before Castro's rise to power. An excellent addition to Hugh Thomas's classic Cuba and other more recent histories, this book is highly recommended for public and academic libraries.-Boyd Childress, Auburn Univ. Lib., AL Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
Domingo de Revolucion
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33 Revolutions
The Hero Of This Mordant Portrayal Of Life In Contemporary Cuba Is A Black Cuban Whose Parents Were Enthusiastic Supporters Of The Castro Revolution. His Father, However, Having Fallen Foul Of The Reg...ime, Is Accused Of Embezzlement And Dies Of A Stroke. Following Her Husband's Death, His Mother Flees The Country And Settles In Madrid. Our Hero Separates From His Wife And Now Spends Much Of His Time In The Company Of His Russian Neighbor, From Whom He Discovers The Pleasures Of Reading. The Books He Reads Gradually Open His Eyes To The Incongruity Between Party Slogans And The Gray Oppressive Reality That Surrounds Him: The Office Routine; The Daily Complaints Of His Colleagues About Problems Big And Small; His Own Obsessive Thoughts Which Circulate Like A Broken Record. Every Day He Photographs The Spontaneous Eruptions Of Dissent On The Streets And Witnesses The Sad Spectacle Of Young People Crowding Onto Makeshift Rafts And Leaving The Island. Every Night He Suffers From Kafkaesque Nightmares In Which He Is Arrested And Tried For Unknown Crimes. His Disappointment And Delusion Grow Until A Day Comes When He Declares His Unwillingness To Become An Informer, And His Real Troubles Begin. 33 Revolutions Is A Candid And Moving Story About The Disappointments Of A Generation That Believed In The Ideals Of The Castro Revolution. It Is A Unique Look Into The Lives Of Ordinary People In Cuba Over The Past Five Decades And A Stylish Work Of Fiction About A Young Man's Awakening.--amazon.com. Canek Sánchez Guevara ; Translated From The Spanish By Howard Curtis.
A History of the Cuban Revolution
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Cuba Libre!: Che, Fidel, and the Improbable Revolution That Changed World History
Perrottet Chronicles The Events Of The Cuban Revolution And The Figures At The Center Of The Guerrilla Uprising: Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, And The Scrappy Band Of Rebel Men And Women Who Followed The...m. The General Timeline Of The Cuban Revolution Of 1956-1958: It Was Led By Two Of The 20th Century's Most Iconic Figures, Fidel Castro And Che Guevara; It Successfully Overthrew The Island Nation's Us-backed Dictator; And It Quickly Went Awry Under Castro's Rule. In This Wildly Entertaining And Meticulously Researched Account, Tony Perrottet Unravels The Human Drama Behind History's Most Improbable Revolution: A Scruffy Handful Of Self-taught Revolutionaries--many Of Them Kids Just Out Of College, Literature Majors, Art Students And Young Lawyers, And Including A Number Of Women--defeated 40,000 Professional Soldiers To Overthrow The Dictatorship Of Fulgencio Batista. Cuba Libre's Deep Dive Into The Revolution Reveals Fascinating Details And Is An Entertaining Look Back At A Liberation Movement That Captured The Imagination Of The World With Its Spectacular Drama, Foolhardy Bravery, Tragedy, And, Sometimes, High Comedy--and That Set The Stage For A Buildup Of Cold War Tension That Became A Pivotal Moment In History-- Tony Perrottet. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 353-359) And Index.
Our America: Writings on Latin America and the Struggle for Cuban Independence
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