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Cuba: The Land of Miracles: A Journey Through Modern Cuba
Cuba The Land of Miracles A Journey Through Modern Cuba Author:Stephen Smith Tourist brochures describe Cuba as a Caribbean paradise. Cubans describe it as "The Land of Miracles" in ironic tribute to the privations of life in a Communist country. Stephen Smith went to live there, his search for the real Cuba becoming, inevitably, a search for Fidel Castro. Before meeting his quarry, Smith traversed the island in an old A... more »merican car. Along the way, he dines on giant rat, checks into a Love Hotel, poses as a second-hand arms dealer, and gets his head down on Castro’s bed. An insightful, disarmingly witty portrait of a country where communism and voodoo co-exist, and where the influence of its leader continues to throw a long shadow. Stephen Smith is a regular contributor to THE LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS.« less