Goodbye, My Havana: The Life and Times of a Gringa in Revolutionary Cuba - Couverture souple

Veltfort, Anna

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1503610497 ISBN 13 : 9781503610491

Editeur : Stanford University Press, 2019

Synopsis

An eyewitness account of idealism, self-discovery, and loss under one of the twentieth-century's most repressive political regimes

Set against a backdrop of world-changing events during the headiest years of the Cuban Revolution, Goodbye, My Havana follows young Connie Veltfort as her once relatively privileged life among a community of anti-imperialist expatriates turns to progressive disillusionment and heartbreak. The consolidation of Castro's position brings violence, cruelty, and betrayal to Connie's doorstep. And the crackdown that ultimately forces her family and others to flee for their lives includes homosexuals among its targets--Connie's coming-of-age story is one also about the dangers of coming out. Looking back with a mixture of hardheaded clarity and tenderness at her alter ego and a forgotten era, with this gripping graphic memoir Anna Veltfort takes leave of the past even as she brings neglected moments of the Cold War into the present.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Anna Veltfort is a graphic designer and illustrator who lives in New York.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Stanford University Press
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1503610497
• ISBN 13: 9781503610491
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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