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An intimate self-portrait by the notorious Cuban leader covers a wide range of topics, from his harsh early education and the failures of the revolution to his political relationships and the Cuban perspective on the Bay of Pigs and ensuing missile crisis, in an account that also describes his belief systems on a variety of current issues. 60,000 first printing.

Presents a series of interviews by Ignacio Ramonet, well-known activist and editor of 'Le Monde Diplomatique', in which Fidel Castro describes his life. He discusses his parents, his earliest influences, the beginnings of the revolution, his relationship with Che Guevara, the Bay of Pigs, the Carter years, and Cuban migration to the US.