Self-Portrait of the Other: A Memoir

By Heberto Padilla

Book Overview

The autobiography of Cuba's finest poet, whose condemnation by the Castro regime became a cause celebre.

"Intellectuals alienated from the Castro government who have told their stories tend to sound spiteful and illiberal, like Cabrera Infante; Padilla takes pains to do better. His style is clear, sometimes witty, often bitter, persevering but not burdensome, and evincing an occasional affinity with both Orwell and Hemingway." - Publishers Weekly

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374526559
• ISBN13: 9780374526559
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"