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From: "andrew cooke" <andrew@...>

Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 19:45:08 -0400 (CLT)

An excellent book that describes just over three months of a Chilean
diplomat's life, working for Allende's socialist government, in Cuba. 
It's an honest, open, assessment of the Cuban revolution from someone with
a (western bourgeouis) liberal socialist standpoint (and so rather
critical).  It's also interesting in indirectly illuminating the Chilean
revolution and the possibility of a "Chilean way".

It's also the first book I've read, cover-to-cover, in Spanish.  I'm
curious whether the writer sounds as pompous and conceited in English - I
can't tell whether it's a language thing or not (it's also an interesting
book for the light it sheds on diplomatic life and convention).

http://www.amazon.com/Persona-Non-Grata-Disenchantment-Revolution

Andrew