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Captivating graphic memoir of Cuban political upheaval.
"Cuba: My Revolution" might resonate with you deeply if you appreciate stories that blend personal journeys with the backdrop of significant historical events. The graphic novel format brings to life the turmoil and transformation in Cuba, offering both an intimate and visually striking perspective. Through its poignant narrative, it offers a fresh lens on revolution, idealism, and the cost of dreams.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
Cuba My Revolution
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ISBN: 9781401222178
Publisher: Vertigo
Date of Publication: 2010-09-14
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 3.57
(rated by 610 readers)
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Seventeen-year-old Sonia, a medical student with dreams of becoming a modernist painter, is caught up in Fidel Castro’s revolution from the moment it captures Havana on New Year’s Eve 1958. While her eccentric mother hatches an increasingly desperate series of plans to flee Cuba, Sonia joins the militia and volunteers as a medic at the Bay of Pigs — where she encounters her mortally wounded high school sweetheart as an enemy fighter, then is arrested and tortured for treating another CIA-trained brigadier. Scarred, yet clinging to her revolutionary ideals, she seeks fulfillment in an artists’ collective, only to be further disillusioned by increasing repression under Castro. Finally, she flees to America where she has been a painter and influential arts activist.
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Captivating graphic memoir of Cuban political upheaval.
"Cuba: My Revolution" might resonate with you deeply if you appreciate stories that blend personal journeys with the backdrop of significant historical events. The graphic novel format brings to life the turmoil and transformation in Cuba, offering both an intimate and visually striking perspective. Through its poignant narrative, it offers a fresh lens on revolution, idealism, and the cost of dreams.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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