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fidel and gabo a portrait of the legendary friendship between fidel castro and gabriel garcia marquez
few contemporary writers are more revered by americans than gabriel garcia marquez the nobel prize winning author of love in the time of cholera and one hundred years of solitude . and few political leaders are more reviled than fidel castro . yet these two seemingly disparate men are close friends . what could possibly unite these two men in friendship in fidel and gabo marquez scholars angel esteban and stephanie panichelli examine this strange intimate and incredibly controversial friendship between the beloved author and cuban dictator exposing facets of their personalities never before revealed to the greater public . for years marquez long fascinated with power solicited and flattered castro in hopes of a personal audience for he viewed castro s cuba as the model on which latin american would one day build its own brand of socialism . upon their first meeting castro quickly came to regard marquez as a genius and still calls him his closest friend and confidant . to this day marquez still gives castro first look at all his manuscripts and craves his approval . fidel and gabo is a vivid and in depth look at two of the most influential men of the modern era their worlds and the effect this friendship has had on their life and works .
hardcover pegasus books 2009 isbn13 9781605980584 isbn10 1605980587
abridged n isbn 13 9781605980584 number in series 1 number of pages 340 publisher w w norton & co inc release date 62135769600000