Autobiography with introductory essay by Gabriel Garcia MarquezFidel Castro reflects on his childhood, youth and student activism. In this unprecedented and candid collection, the Cuban leader describes his family background, his education and the religious and moral influences that led to his involvement in politics from a very early age.
These autobiographical sketches, updated with previously unpublished material, describe the young rebel's student days at the University of Havana, his early thoughts about armed struggle, his travels in Latin America as an international student organizer, his participation in the 1948 popular uprising in Colombia and his experiences as a young lawyer and political activist.
Also available at Leftbooks.com in Spanish, Fidel: en la memoria del joven
Ocean Press, 2005, paperback, 188pp
