{"product_id":"self-portrait-of-the-other-a-memoir-paperback","title":"Self-Portrait of the Other: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHerberto Padilla\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHerberto Habillo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlexander Coleman\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe autobiography of Cuba's finest poet, whose condemnation by the Castro regime became a cause celebre.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIntellectuals 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. - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeberto Padilla (1932-2000) was a Cuban poet who served time in prison for criticizing the Castro regime. In addition to \u003ci\u003eLegacies\u003c\/i\u003e, his own selection of poems from throughout his career, Padilla also wrote the autobiographical novel \u003ci\u003eHeroes Are Grazing In My Garden\u003c\/i\u003e and the memoir \u003ci\u003eSelf-Portrait of the Othe\u003c\/i\u003er. He and his second wife, poet Belkis Cuza Male, divided their time between Princeton, New Jersey and Madrid, Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8.54 x 5.55 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45336599560294,"sku":"9780374526559","price":30.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/cG1aTUR5OUwyOVVDTW9BT2NHUWdzdz09.webp?v=1774612161","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/self-portrait-of-the-other-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}