The Autobiography of Fidel Castro

Fiction & Literature, Literary
Cover of the book The Autobiography of Fidel Castro by Norberto Fuentes, W. W. Norton & Company
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Norberto Fuentes ISBN: 9780393076738
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication: December 6, 2010
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company Language: English
Author: Norberto Fuentes
ISBN: 9780393076738
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication: December 6, 2010
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English

"A compelling fictional personage-by turns arrogant, funny, pompous, lewd, self-absorbed and self-deluding."—Michiko Kakutani, New York Times

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 Birán 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.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

"A compelling fictional personage-by turns arrogant, funny, pompous, lewd, self-absorbed and self-deluding."—Michiko Kakutani, New York Times

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 Birán 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.

More books from W. W. Norton & Company

Cover of the book Whitey Bulger: America's Most Wanted Gangster and the Manhunt That Brought Him to Justice by Norberto Fuentes
Cover of the book Technically Wrong: Sexist Apps, Biased Algorithms, and Other Threats of Toxic Tech by Norberto Fuentes
Cover of the book Stormchasers: The Hurricane Hunters and Their Fateful Flight into Hurricane Janet by Norberto Fuentes
Cover of the book The Boy Who Loved Anne Frank: A Novel by Norberto Fuentes
Cover of the book A Kidnapping in Milan: The CIA on Trial by Norberto Fuentes
Cover of the book Voyage of the Narwhal: A Novel by Norberto Fuentes
Cover of the book Jacob's Ladder: A Story of Virginia During the War by Norberto Fuentes
Cover of the book Anatomy of Terror: From the Death of bin Laden to the Rise of the Islamic State by Norberto Fuentes
Cover of the book Naked Money: A Revealing Look at Our Financial System by Norberto Fuentes
Cover of the book Inventing the People: The Rise of Popular Sovereignty in England and America by Norberto Fuentes
Cover of the book Rhode Island: A History (States and the Nation) by Norberto Fuentes
Cover of the book Dear Mrs. Lindbergh: A Novel by Norberto Fuentes
Cover of the book Click Here to Kill Everybody: Security and Survival in a Hyper-connected World by Norberto Fuentes
Cover of the book The Dark Side of the Enlightenment: Wizards, Alchemists, and Spiritual Seekers in the Age of Reason by Norberto Fuentes
Cover of the book Flash Fiction International: Very Short Stories from Around the World by Norberto Fuentes
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy