Biografía de un cimarrón

<p>This Biography of a runaway slave is arguably the best-known book to have been written and published in revolutionary Cuba being the testimonial narrative of Esteban Montejo a former slave runaway and soldier in the Cuban wars of independence. The text is the collaboration between ethnographer Miguel Barnet and Montejo the result of three years of tape-recorded interviews transcribed edited and annotated by Barnet. Montejo provides a first-hand account of slavery in nineteenth-century Cuba - the language religion music and customs - and describes life in the sugar plantations and mills and as a runaway slave. Montejo's text also covers key historical moments from slavery to Abolition the Ten Years War the Spanish American War and US intervention in the new republic.<br><br>Reflecting the growing interest in Latin American and Cuban Studies this student edition includes the complete text in Spanish notes in English a time-line of Cuban history and themes for debate and discussion. The extensive introduction focuses on three main areas: an overview of Cuban history featuring slavery wars of independence and the new republic; an overview of the genre of the testimonial narrative as it emerged as an important literary style in revolutionary Cuba; and an analysis of the relationship between the Cuban Revolution and the publication of the text. There is also an extensive bibliography.</p>