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Our Woman in Havana: Reporting Castro’s Cuba (edició 2018)

de Sarah Rainsford (Autor)

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"From inside this tightly controlled one-party state, Sarah Rainsford, the BBC's 'woman in Havana' for three years, reports on lives shaped by Fidel Castro's giant social experiment and how the nation feels as the six-decade rule of the Castros comes to an end. Seeking a window into pre-revolutionary Cuba, she searches for the ghosts of Graham Greene's Havana and the paths walked by other visiting writers (chiefly Ruby Hart Phillips, who covered Cuba from 1937-1961 for the New York Times) hooked on a city where 'every vice was permissible'. Through all these stories and those still being told, 'Our Woman in Havana' weaves an enthralling, atmospheric portrait of this enigmatic country as it teeters, once more, at a historic crossroads"--… (més)
Membre:BlueGiraffe
Títol:Our Woman in Havana: Reporting Castro’s Cuba
Autors:Sarah Rainsford (Autor)
Informació:Oneworld Publications (2018), 288 pages
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Valoració:****
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Our Woman in Havana: Reporting Castro’s Cuba de Sarah Rainsford

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An OK read. It was good to hear about what Havana was like when she was assigned there. I could have used a little less scouting around old Graham Green's old haunts, but maybe there wasn’t that much else to write about when the government allows very limited access. Her trips around the country were interesting. ( )
  seeword | Jan 1, 2019 |
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I have to admit that I have not read Graham Greene's Our Man in Havana, but I enjoyed this riff on it anyway. Sarah Rainsford followed in his footsteps, sometimes relating his experiences through his writing and sometimes on her own.

My major complaint is that I was not always sure what year she was writing about, especially in the beginning of the book. She took multiple trips to Cuba, and they got muddles in my (puny little) mind. Nevertheless, she gave a good accounting of Cuba then and Cuba now, how the revolutionaries overtook a corrupt government in an idealistic enthusiasm, and how that so badly went astray. It also discussed how things changed under President Obama's terms and how conditions in Cuba are backsliding under Trump.

The writing was descriptive without meandering into flowery. I liked hearing about the people, their struggles, their love of music and dance, and the contrasts so common. Quite an interesting book. ( )
  TooBusyReading | Dec 30, 2018 |
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This was both an interesting look at life in Cuba today and a fascinating look at its history as seen by a reporter assigned to Cuba. While a book that discusses Cuban life today might be interesting on its own, Rainsford makes this book even more interesting by following the steps of Graham Greene (who wrote "Our Man in Havana"). This is where the history comes in with some fascinating contrasts between the Cuba of Greene's time and the Cuba Rainsford experiences. Recommended for anyone interested in Cuba's history and culture.

Thank you to Library Thing's Early Reviewer program through which I received a copy of the book. ( )
  BlueGiraffe | Dec 5, 2018 |
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I'm mildly fascinated with Cuba and this book, written by a BCC journalist who spent a few years reporting from Havana, offers a good perspective of where Cuba is today and the problems that face those living on the island. Filled with plenty of references to Graham Greene, whose iconic novel Our Man in Havana, captured the essence of pre-Castro Cuba in the 1950s. I actually liked the author's tidbits about Ruby Phillips, a New York Times reporter based in Havana during Castro's rise, much more and almost wish I could find a biography of this fascinating woman. Over, this was an enjoyable and informative read - perfect for anyone who wants to understand the current situation in Cuba. ( )
  wagner.sarah35 | Nov 10, 2018 |
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This book is a compelling look at day-to-day life in Cuba. BBC journalist Sarah Rainsford lived there for several years and reports on various aspects of Cuban life, politics, religion, and culture. She also attempts to put the country in context by harking back to the work of another transplanted author, Graham Greene, who wrote Our Man in Havana. I've always wanted to visit Cuba and found this a very satisfying way to learn about it. The book also includes pictures which are a little dark, I was sorry they weren't printed in color. ( )
  annez | Nov 9, 2018 |
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"From inside this tightly controlled one-party state, Sarah Rainsford, the BBC's 'woman in Havana' for three years, reports on lives shaped by Fidel Castro's giant social experiment and how the nation feels as the six-decade rule of the Castros comes to an end. Seeking a window into pre-revolutionary Cuba, she searches for the ghosts of Graham Greene's Havana and the paths walked by other visiting writers (chiefly Ruby Hart Phillips, who covered Cuba from 1937-1961 for the New York Times) hooked on a city where 'every vice was permissible'. Through all these stories and those still being told, 'Our Woman in Havana' weaves an enthralling, atmospheric portrait of this enigmatic country as it teeters, once more, at a historic crossroads"--

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