Sartre's Role in the Cuban Revolution (1960): A Textual Journey from Enthusiasm to Disillusionment
Abstract
In early 1960, Sartre and Beauvoir traveled to Cuba at the invitation of the newspaper Revolución. During their stay—accompanied by an entourage of drivers, journalists, translators, and other assistants—they toured the island, mingled with the people, and met with the leaders of the Cuban revolution (Fidel Castro, Ernesto Guevara, Carlos Franqui, Enrique Oltuski, etc.) with the aim of gaining a deep understanding of the reality of the country. Sartre's report was published in a series of articles in French in a French newspaper, although it was translated into Spanish and published with other texts under the title Sartre visita a Cuba. Sartre's words are complemented by those of Beauvoir and other Cuban authors who engaged in dialogue with the French intellectual's text.
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