Slow Train to Guantanamo: A Rail Odyssey through Cuba in the Last Days of the Castros
Author(s): Peter Millar (Author)
Publisher: Arcadia Books
Publication Date: 30 Jun. 2013
Language: English
Print length: 262 pages
ISBN-10: 1908129506
ISBN-13: 9781908129505
Book Description
Starting in the ramshackle but romantic capital of Havana, Peter Millar travels with ordinary Cubans, sharing anecdotes, life stories and political opinions to the far end of the island, the Guantanamo naval base and detention camp.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“[A] charming, witty, but sometimes sad memoir that offers a portrait of a nation on the cusp of enormous change. . . An enjoyable, informative glimpse at a Cuba seldom seen by Americans.” — Booklist “Booklist”
Book Description
Starting in the ramshackle but romantic capital of Havana, Peter Millar travels with ordinary Cubans, sharing anecdotes, life stories and political opinions to the far end of the island, the Guantanamo naval base and detention camp.
About the Author
Peter Millar was an award-winning Northern Irish journalist, author and translator, and was a correspondent for Reuters, Sunday Times and Sunday Telegraph. He was named Foreign Correspondent of the Year for his reporting on the dying stages of the Cold War, his account of which – 1989: The Berlin Wall, My Part in its Downfall – was named ‘best read’ by The Economist.
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