Ten Days in Harlem av Simon Hall

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<p><b>Rising star Simon Hall captures the spirit of the 1960s in ten days that revolutionised the Cold War: Fidel Castro''s visit to New York.</b><br><br>¿With its cool judgements and blackly comic sense of irony, Hall¿s book is a rare pleasure to read.¿<br><b>DOMINIC SANDBROOK</b>, <i>Literary Review<br></i><br>''A lively account . . . <i>Ten Days in Harlem </i>doesn''t stint on piquant detail.''<br><b><i>LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS<br></i></b><br>''[A] perceptive, thoroughly researched and readable study.''<br><b><i>IRISH TIMES</i></b><br><br>New York City, September 1960. Fidel Castro - champion of the oppressed, scourge of colonialism, and leftist revolutionary ¿ arrives for the opening of the United Nations General Assembly. His visit to the UN represents a golden opportunity to make his mark on the world stage.<br><br>Fidel¿s shock arrival in Harlem is met with a rapturous reception from the local African American community. He holds court from the iconic Hotel Theresa as a succession