This is a surprising portrait of the pastel city, a masterly study of Cuban immigration and exile, and a sly account of vile moments in the Cold War. Miami may be the sunniest place in America but this is Didion's darkest book, in which she explores American efforts to overthrow the Castro regime, Miami's civic corruption and racist treatment of its large black community.
Publisher: Granta Books
ISBN: 9781783785247
Number of pages: 240
Weight: 171 g
Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 16 mm
Written with razor-sharp precision, this work of reportage is a fascinating portrait of Miami in the 1980s. Influenced by the popular television show ‘Miami Vice’, Eighties Miami existed in the cultural imagination... More
This non fiction read discusses Miami and its large exiled Cuban population who fled their homeland after the Cuban Revolution and explores their thoughts and feelings towards Fidel Castro, the Bay of Pigs disaster... More
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