Ay, Cuba! A Socio-Erotic Journey

Author/creator Codrescu, Andrei Author
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Open Road Integrated Media, LLC
Description210 p.
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Summary Annotation A rare and intimate glimpse at life in Cuba at the end of the twentieth centuryFor NPR commentator Andrei Codrescu, reporting from Cuba on the eve of Pope John Paul II's 1998 visit was an opportunity to understand the realities of life in a country that has long been the subject of stereotypes and misconceptions. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Cuba was the last place to witness a "laboratory of pre-post-communism," as it toed the line between its socialist past and its uncertain future.On the streets of Havana and the beaches of Santiago de Cuba, Codrescu met people from all walks of life--from prostitutes and fortunetellers to bureaucrats and writers--eager to share their stories. Uncensored and compassionate, his interviews reveal a world where destruction and beauty, poverty and pride exist side by side. Traveling with photographer David Graham, whose powerful images illustrate the energy pulsing through everyday life in Cuba, Codrescu captures the humanity of a nation that is lost when it's reduced to a political symbol. With the United States resuming relations with Cuba for the first time in decades,Ay,Cuba!is more relevant now than ever before.
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ISBN9781504017992
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