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Author: Stephanie Elizando GriestPublisher: Random House Inc
ISBN-10: 0812967607Subject: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN-13: 9780812967609Topic: --
Format: PaperbackLanguage: English
Publication Year: 2004Condition: Brand New
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A journalist writes about her postings to Beijing, post-Cold War Moscow, and Cuba, where she found her best stories by getting behind the bureaucracies and into the lives of the people.

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Length:400 pages
Height:8.0 in.
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Weight:4.8 oz.

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Desperate to escape South Texas, Stephanie Elizondo Griest dreamed of becoming a foreign correspondent. So she headed to Russia looking for some excitement—commencing what would become a four-year, twelve-nation Communist bloc tour that shattered her preconceived notions of the “Evil Empire.”

In Around the Bloc, Griest relates her experiences as a volunteer at a children’s shelter in Moscow, a propaganda polisher at the office of the Chinese Communist Party’s English-language mouthpiece in Beijing, and a belly dancer among the rumba queens of Havana. She falls in love with an ex-soldier who narrowly avoided radiation cleanup duties at Chernobyl, hangs out with Cuban hip-hop artists, and comes to difficult realizations about the meaning of democracy.

is the absorbing story of a young journalist driven by a desire to witness the effects of Communism. Along the way, she learns the Russian mathematical equation for buying dinner-party vodka (one bottle per guest, plus an extra), stumbles upon Beijing’s underground gay scene, marches with 100,000 mothers demanding Elián González’s return to Cuba, and gains a new appreciation for the Mexican culture she left behind.

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"[O]ften hilarious....Griest is a charming guide, easily making friends and blending into the social scene....AROUND THE BLOC is not only superb travel writing, it is also a beautifully written story of self-discovery....Although it's full of serious reporting, AROUND THE BLOC is a delightful book, imbued with the high spirits, good will and openness of youth...."
New York Times Book Review - Brooke Allen (06/06/2004)


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Product Category : Books
ISBN : 0812967607
Title : Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing, and Havana
EAN : 9780812967609
Authors : Stephanie Elizondo Griest
Binding : Paperback
Publisher : Villard
Publication Date : 2004-03-09
Pages : 416
List Price (MSRP) : 14.95
Height : 0.8700 inches
Width : 5.2000 inches
Length : 7.8000 inches
Weight : 0.6600 pounds
Keywords : Formats, Hispanic & Latino, Memoirs, Journalists, Women, Travel, General, General AAS, Beijing, Moscow, Havana, Paperback, Printed Books
Condition : New

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