Havana: Autobiography of a City | 
 enlarge | Author: Alfredo Jose Estrada
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Pages: 288
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Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6 x 0.9
ISBN: 1403975396
Dewey Decimal Number: 972
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ASIN: 1403975396
Publication Date: March 18, 2008
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Alfredo Jose Estrada's intimate ties to Havana form the basis for this "autobiography," written as though from the city's own heart. Covering the island's five hundred year history, Estrada portrays the adventurers and dreamers who left their mark on Havana, including Jose Marti, martyr for Cuban independence; and Ernest Hemingway, the most American of writers who became an unabashed Habanero.
Deeply personal and affecting, Havana is the accessible and complete story of the city for the history buff and armchair traveler alike.
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 Great Cultural History November 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm amazed that I'm only the second person to review this title -- it deserves much more attention than this. "Cuba: Autobiography of a City" is a great history of a fascinating city. Part travelogue, part history, part cultural analysis, Estrada does a great job giving one a feel for Havana.
I have no connections to Cuba and no great knowledge or opinions of the regime that has ruled the country these past 50 years. I know that the politics of the place will inevitably color many readers views of this book, but from a Cuba novice, I can only report that Estrada's approach seemed pretty even-handed. And besides, politics is only a part of this book -- there is a lot of color and art and history to be found in these pages.
Highly recommended for anyone interested in Cuba, the Caribbean, or great world cities.
 too bias November 25, 2007
8 out of 16 found this review helpful
I first met the writer during the book fair at the Miami Dade Community College on November 11, 2007. During the conference he spoke about his book and also made some anti embargo comments. Mr. Estrada spends more time accusing past Cuban dictators such as Batista, Grau and Machado of criminal acts and at the same time idolizes a criminal such as Ernesto " Che" Guevara. At no time does Mr. Estrada refers to Fidel Castro as a corrupt dictator that has committed more crimes on the Cuban people than all of Cuba's past "Presidents" put together. Nevertheless the book is well written if he had balance fairly the political history of Cuba.
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