Ramonet fidel castro biography
- The intimate and highly revealing life story of the world's longest-serving, most charismatic, and controversial head of state in modern times.
- My Life: A Spoken Autobiography by Fidel Castro and Ignacio Ramonet was published in Spanish in 2006 (Fidel Castro: Biografía a dos voces), and English in 2008.
- The acclaimed autobiography of Fidel Castro, one of the towering political figures of our age, who dominated both Cuba and the world stage for over half a.
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- Bib ID:
- 4272629
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Castro, Fidel, 1926-2016
- Uniform Title:
- Fidel Castro, biografía a dos voces. English
- Edition:
- 1st Scribner hardcover ed.
- Description:
- New York : Scribner, 2008, c2007
- v, 723 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm.
- ISBN:
- Notes:
- "English translation originally published in Great Britain in 2007 by Allen Lane"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Ramonet, Ignacio
- Copyright:
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- Literary, dramatic or musical work
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2007
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My Life: A Spoken Autobiography
February 25, 2022Other than the Paris Review interviews and a few others, I am generally not a fan of interviews in the question and answer format. I would rather read a well-rounded profile or a piece where the quotes are weaved in with other details or insights, which is how I try to write too after interviewing someone. So, a book of more than 700 pages, consisting of a long interview in the question and answer format, is not something I would readily pick up.
But, here the person facing the question happens to be one Mr.Castro, who speaks at length about the many historical events about which a majority's understanding have been formed through US media propaganda. Ignacio Ramonet, the interviewer, is not a Castro apologist, as evident in his sharp, relentless questioning, covering almost every aspect of Castro's life and politics. In Ramonet's own words, Castro never asked for a list of questions, all through the hours of interviews, spread over different periods.
The interview begins from his rather privileged family background. His father- •
Fidel Castro: Biograf�a a dos voces / Biography (Spanish Edition) - Softcover
Fidel Castro: biografia a dos voces
Ignacio Ramonet
Published by Debolsillo, 2017
ISBN 10: 1945540281 / ISBN 13: 9781945540288
Used / Soft cover
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Coleccion Ensayo/Biografia. First printing of revised and enlarged edition. Softcover volume, measuring approximately 5" x 7.5", displays light shelfwear, with small crease to lower outside corner of front cover. Binding is sound. Interior is clean and bright. Illustrated with a sixteen-page section of b&w photos. 760 pages. "Numerous attempts have been made to get Fidel Castro to tell his own story. But it was only as he stepped down after five decades in power, that the Cuban leader finally decided to set out the detail of his life for the world to read. In these pages, he presents a compelling chronicle that spans the harshness of his school teachers; the early failures of the revolution; his comradeship with Che Guevara and their astonishing, against-all-odds victory over the dictator
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