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Cuba - The Land of Miracles
Stephen Smith
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Description for Cuba - The Land of Miracles
Paperback. *The definitive book on modern Cuba. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KJC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
For a growing number of British holidaymakers, Cuba is a Caribbean paradise, but it is also a land of cutbacks and economic instability. Stephen Smith comes to live on the island, and his search for the real Cuba inevitably becomes a search for Fidel Castro too. Before meeting his quarry, Smith travels extensively through the 'land of miracles' in an old American automobile. His highly-personalised account features a bloody initiation into a voodoo-like cult, dining on giant rat, and checking into the Love Hotel. And he goes on manoeuvres in the Everglades with armed, but not especially competent, Cuban exiles ... Read more
For a growing number of British holidaymakers, Cuba is a Caribbean paradise, but it is also a land of cutbacks and economic instability. Stephen Smith comes to live on the island, and his search for the real Cuba inevitably becomes a search for Fidel Castro too. Before meeting his quarry, Smith travels extensively through the 'land of miracles' in an old American automobile. His highly-personalised account features a bloody initiation into a voodoo-like cult, dining on giant rat, and checking into the Love Hotel. And he goes on manoeuvres in the Everglades with armed, but not especially competent, Cuban exiles ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
225g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349119670
SKU
V9780349119670
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99-50
About 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.
Reviews for Cuba - The Land of Miracles
{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, INDEPENDENT
Essential reading
Norman Lewis
Fascinating ... genuinely brilliant
Jon Snow, OBSERVER
Entertaining ... the best guide to this beautiful, ... Read more
Douglas Kennedy, INDEPENDENT
Essential reading
Norman Lewis
Fascinating ... genuinely brilliant
Jon Snow, OBSERVER
Entertaining ... the best guide to this beautiful, ... Read more