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El Monte: Notes on the Religions, Magic, and Folklore of the Black and Creole People of Cuba, Lydia Cabrera, translated by David Font-Navarrete, 2023, Duke University Press

One of Cuba’s greatest revolutionary achievements has been the establishment of a world-beating healthcare system—which is free for citizens but also . . .

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Categories: Caribbean, Cuba

Gavin O'Toole

I've spent much of my career in journalism and newspaper production: worked as a sub-editor and in other production roles at major UK newspapers including the Financial Times, The Guardian, The Observer and the Daily Telegraph / Sunday Telegraph. Covering business, finance, regulation, Latin American affairs and more. As a journalist and freelance writer I've contributed to many publications: work appears in outlets such as Al Jazeera, Public Finance, Global Government Forum, among others. Also an an award-winning writer of short stories and novelist. 

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