Fidel Castro’s Memoirs

Fidel Castro unveiled a two-volume memoir of his life, titled “Fidel Castro Ruz: Guerilla of Time”. The books include everything Castro could remember from his infancy to the eve of the Cuban Revolution victory in December, 1958. Yesterday, he presented his 1000-page work for six hours to the press.

Castro said he is “willing to do everything possible to share everything I remember well”. He is being encouraged to continue writing and overcome the difficulties of remembering the past.

This memoir certainly will be an interesting read; the leader of the Cuban Revolution and the former Cuban president of 50 years must have a lot of insightful stories to share. I cannot even fathom what it would be like to be part of such a historic event and be a prominent figure in world politics. There is no doubt that Castro has seen and experienced a myriad things – both good and bad – that will affect the reader in one way or another.

There are lots of politicians who simply write memoirs to get their name out and facilitate their political agenda. Would Castro be one of them? I don’t think so, seeing as he is 85 years old and handed over his presidency to his brother in 2008. He knows he is aging and he must show the life he lived and the disastrous world from his perspective.