Fidel and Gabo : a portrait of the legendary friendship between Fidel Castro and Gabriel García Márquez
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Gabo y Fidel. English
Author
Esteban, Angel, 1963-
Contributors
Stockwell, Diane.
Panichelli-Batalla, Stéphanie, 1978-
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General Shelving - 3rd Floor
PQ8180.17.A73 Z657513 2009
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LC Subjects
Castro, Fidel, -- 1926-2016 -- Friends and associates.
Castro, Fidel, -- 1926-2016 -- Political and social views.
García Márquez, Gabriel, -- 1927-2014 -- Friends and associates.
García Márquez, Gabriel, -- 1927-2014 -- Political and social views.
Politics and literature.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Biography.
Castro, Fidel, -- 1926-2016
Friendship
García Márquez, Gabriel, -- 1927-2014
Political and social views
Politics and literature
Other Subjects
Castro, Fidel, -- 1926- -- Friends and associates.
Garcia Marquez, Gabriel, -- 1928- -- Friends and associates.
Politique et littérature.

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Physical Desc
xii, 340 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English

Notes

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Translation of: Gabo y Fidel.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-323) and index.
Description
There's no romance in the relationship between the Cuban dictator Fidel Castro and the Nobel-winning Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez, argues this stinging j'accuse. On the surface their friendship is chummy and literary: Castro drops by García Márquez's Havana mansion--a gift from Castro himself--for endless conversation and critiques his manuscripts. But the authors view the men's bond as corrupt and neurotic: García Márquez, obsessed with power in both his fiction and real life, gets political influence; Castro, in turn, gets cultural prestige and a matchless propagandist. The authors condemn García Márquez's public silence over Cuban censorship and human rights violations. Almost compulsive in their point scoring, the authors jeer at the novelist for going to American rather than Cuban hospitals. More polemic than biography, their study tellingly rebukes the Left's propensity for blinding itself to the failings of the Cuban revolution by glamorizing its leaders.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Esteban, A., Stockwell, D., & Panichelli-Batalla, S. (2009). Fidel and Gabo: a portrait of the legendary friendship between Fidel Castro and Gabriel García Márquez (1st Pegasus books ed.). Pegasus Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Esteban, Angel, 1963-, Diane. Stockwell and Stéphanie Panichelli-Batalla. 2009. Fidel and Gabo: A Portrait of the Legendary Friendship between Fidel Castro and Gabriel García Márquez. New York: Pegasus Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Esteban, Angel, 1963-, Diane. Stockwell and Stéphanie Panichelli-Batalla. Fidel and Gabo: A Portrait of the Legendary Friendship between Fidel Castro and Gabriel García Márquez New York: Pegasus Books, 2009.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Esteban, A., Stockwell, D. and Panichelli-Batalla, S. (2009). Fidel and gabo: a portrait of the legendary friendship between fidel castro and gabriel garcía Márquez. 1st Pegasus books ed. New York: Pegasus Books.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Esteban, Angel, Diane Stockwell, and Stéphanie Panichelli-Batalla. Fidel and Gabo: A Portrait of the Legendary Friendship between Fidel Castro and Gabriel García Márquez 1st Pegasus books ed., Pegasus Books, 2009.

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