Armando González-Pérez

Stolen Dreams

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Produktbeschreibung

Fidel Caströs guerrilla fighters defeated the ruthless Batista regime in 1959. His triumph drove hundreds of thousands of Cubans of all walks of life to flee the island to everywhere in the world, but especially to the United States. Stolen Dreams is an account of Pablös life as he was caught in the vortex of violence by two tyrannical governments. Pablo is torn between his dream of playing baseball abroad and his belief in freedom and justice for all. He and his friend risk their lives attempting to cross the dangerous Straits of Florida seeking freedom. As the Cuban patriot José Martí wrote, "To change master is not to be free... Man loves liberty, even if he does not know that he loves it. He is driven by it and flees from where it does not exist." Stolen Dreams is a tribute to all who have tried and, after six decades, are still attempting to flee to freedom to anywhere through any means.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Mission Point Press
• Seitenzahl: 122
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. März 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 140g
• ISBN-13: 9781958363515
• ISBN-10: 1958363510
• Artikelnr.: 67452834

Autorenporträt

Armando González-Pérez received his doctorate from Michigan State University. He is an Emeritus Professor at Marquette University, where he taught for many years in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures. He has published a number of essential works in the field of Afro-Hispanic research, including many articles and the following books: An Essential Anthology of Afro-American Poetry; Critical Approaches to Afro-Cuban Literature; Afro-Cuban Theater of the Diaspora; Feminine Voices in Contemporary Afro-Cuban Poetry. He recently published an inspiring and heartwarming story of a golden retriever in search of love: Chance: From Turkey with Love.