Castro's Cuba, Cuba's Fidel

by Lee Lockwood

Book Overview

"Mr. Lockwood's exciting book...holds many surprises for the reader who has seen the Cuban reality up to now only through the distorting prism of propaganda.... During Mr. Lockwood's latest, 14-week visit to Cuba in 1965] he had 'a seven-day marathon conversation' with Fidel], the transcription of which, with excellent photographs, constitutes the heart of the book.... A first-rate psychological document, this book is also an historical one in that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159244279X
• ISBN13: 9781592442799
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Resource Publications (CA)
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Castro's Cuba, Cuba's Fidel

I am currently studying photography at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. I am also currently enrolled in a class on the Cuban Revolution. Published originally in 1967, Castro's Cuba, Cuba's Fidel contains one of the major interviews with Fidel Castro to date. Lee Lockwood, American photojournalist and author, found himself by good fortune in Cuba on January 1, 1959, the day Castro's revolution took power. Over the course of the next decade he made several trips to Cuba. He befriended Korda, Castro's official photographer, and was able to gain access to communicate with Castro. A seven-day interview with Castro took place in August of 1965. This comprises three chapters in the book. Castro's intentions for the development of the island are discussed, as well as his thoughts on matters as extreme as U.S.-Soviet relations to matters as simple as Castro's love for baseball. The author states that the book is intended simply as an introduction to Fidel Castro and the Cuban revolution. For the most part, he maintains this course throughout the book. It serves more as direct commentary for Castro's intent, his actions and the results of his actions than as an introduction to the historical background of the revolution. The photography, interspersed throughout the book, serves as a visual counterpart to Castro's words. I would recommend this book if you are looking for a chance to get inside Fidel Castro's head and counter popular opinion.