Nancy Stout: One Day in December–Celia Sánchez and the Cuban Revolution

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Nancy Stout, author of One Day in December: Celia Sanchez and the Cuban Revolution, a biography of Celia Sánchez, a leading architect of Cuba’s revolution, published by Monthly Review Press with a foreword by Alice Walker.

Celia is a fascinating, complex woman who is not well known in this country.  In Cuba though she is a heroine, credited with being Fidel’s second-in-command, if not his equal. In this interview, Stout tells us about the history of women in Cuba’s wars and provides insight into the mysteries of the Celia-Fidel relationship.

Photo courtesy of the Oficina de Asuntos Históricos, Cuba.
Photo courtesy of the Oficina de Asuntos Históricos, Cuba.

 

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Born to German Jewish refugee physicians in Lahore (now Pakistan, then British India) Hazel has lived, studied and worked in many places–India, England, Australia, Israel and the United States. She makes her home in the woods of the eastern end of Long Island, New York where she produces the art of leafages, the radio sounds of Tidings and writes about growing up Jewish in Lahore. Read more about Hazel…

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Leafages by Hazel Kahan are made from real leaves, vines and tendrils interwoven with calligraphy, decorative pen and ink flourishes and imaginary Latin botanical names. Leafages contain a philosophical or inspirational thought, quotation or verse from sages, poets or religious texts. Some leafages are specially created for an individual, a couple or a family with words or leaves reflecting their personal narrative. They are available on the Leafages shop on Etsy although the supply is low right now, all my energies having been absorbed by the book I’ve been writing. Do come back soon when the shop will be full of new leafage abundance or contact me.

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