Fidel Castro, My Life a spoken autobiography / Fidel Castro and Ignacio Ramonet ; translated by Andrew Hurley
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TextPublication details: New York : Scribner , 2009Description: 723p. ; 24cmISBN: 9781416562337Subject(s): Castro, Fidel, 1926- -- Interviews | Heads of state -- Interviews -- Cuba | Heads of state -- Biography -- Cuba | Cuba -- History -- 1959-1990 | Cuba -- History -- 1990- | Cuba -- History -- 1933-1959DDC classification: 972.9106 CAS 2008 Summary: Fidel Castro is perhaps the most charismatic and controversial head of state in modern times. A dictatorial pariah to some, he has become a hero and inspiration for many of the world's poor, defiantly charting an independent and revolutionary path for Cuba over nearly half a century. Numerous attempts have been made to get Castro to tell his own story, but only now, in the twilight of his years, has he been prepared to set out the details for the world to read. Drawing on more than one hundred hours of interviews with journalist Ignacio Ramonet, a knowledgeable and trusted interlocutor, this spoken autobiography will stand as the definitive record of an extraordinary life lived in turbulent times
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Fidel Castro is perhaps the most charismatic and controversial head of state in modern times. A dictatorial pariah to some, he has become a hero and inspiration for many of the world's poor, defiantly charting an independent and revolutionary path for Cuba over nearly half a century. Numerous attempts have been made to get Castro to tell his own story, but only now, in the twilight of his years, has he been prepared to set out the details for the world to read. Drawing on more than one hundred hours of interviews with journalist Ignacio Ramonet, a knowledgeable and trusted interlocutor, this spoken autobiography will stand as the definitive record of an extraordinary life lived in turbulent times
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