Ten Days in Harlem

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.

¿With its cool judgements and blackly comic sense of irony, Hall¿s book is a rare pleasure to read.¿
DOMINIC SANDBROOK, Literary Review

''A lively account . . . Ten Days in Harlem doesn''t stint on piquant detail.''
LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS

''[A] perceptive, thoroughly researched and readable study.''
IRISH TIMES

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.

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