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Goodbye, My Havana : The Life and Times of a Gringa in Revolutionary Cuba / Anna Veltfort.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Veltfort, Anna, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Veltfort, Anna--Childhood and youth--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Veltfort, Anna.
- Illustrators--United States--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Illustrators.
- German Americans--Cuba--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc.
- German Americans.
- Autobiographical comic books, strips, etc--United States.
- Autobiographical comic books, strips, etc.
- Cuba--Politics and government--1959-1990--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Cuba.
- Cuba--Social conditions--1959-1990--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Genre:
- Graphic novels.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (239 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2020]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- An eyewitness account of idealism, self-discovery, and loss under one of the twentieth-century's most repressive political regimes Set against a backdrop of world-changing events during the headiest years of the Cuban Revolution, Goodbye, My Havana follows young Connie Veltfort as her once relatively privileged life among a community of anti-imperialist expatriates turns to progressive disillusionment and heartbreak. The consolidation of Castro's position brings violence, cruelty, and betrayal to Connie's doorstep. And the crackdown that ultimately forces her family and others to flee for their lives includes homosexuals among its targets—Connie's coming-of-age story is one also about the dangers of coming out. Looking back with a mixture of hardheaded clarity and tenderness at her alter ego and a forgotten era, with this gripping graphic memoir Anna Veltfort takes leave of the past even as she brings neglected moments of the Cold War into the present.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- 1 Havana Bay
- 2 The University of Havana
- 3 The Sierra Maestra
- 4 “Morgan!” & the Malecón
- 5 The Revolutionary Offensive
- 6 A Family Visit
- 7 The Last Ship
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Notes & Sources
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)
- ISBN:
- 1-5036-1078-0
- OCLC:
- 1178770123
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