Cuba: The Land Of Miracles
a journey through modern cuba
$42.48
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
21 February 2006
Summary
Cuba: A Journey Through Miracles and Shadows
For many British travelers, Cuba is a Caribbean paradise, yet beneath the surface lies a land grappling with cutbacks and economic instability. Stephen Smith embarks on a journey to uncover the true essence of Cuba, a quest that inevitably leads him to Fidel Castro himself.
Before confronting his subject, Smith traverses the “land of miracles” in a vintage American car, encountering:
- A visceral initiation into a vood…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349119670 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349119678 |
| Author: | Stephen Smith |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 21 February 2006 |
| Weight: | 221g |
| Dimensions: | 130mm x 201mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
Entertaining … the best guide to this beautiful, bedevilled island. Unfailingly well written - SUNDAY TIMES
Fascinating … genuinely brilliant - Jon Snow, OBSERVEREssential reading - Norman Lewis{Stephen Smith ) is the best sort of reporter; detached, ironic, yet well-versed on the terrain he’s exploring … a compelling portrait of a society on the verge of an ideological breakdown - Douglas Kennedy, INDEPENDENTAbout The Author
Stephen Smith
Born the same year as the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba, Channel 4 News reporter Stephen Smith has been fascinated by the island since he first heard the hijackers’ slogan ‘Fly me to Havana!’ He is a regular contributor to the LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS and other newspapers.
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