Reportage resists easy definition & comes in many forms
- travel essay, narrative history, autobiography
- but at its finest it reveals hidden truths about people & events that have shaped the world we know. This new series, hailed as `a wonderful idea` by Don De Lillo, both restores to print & introduces for the first time some of the greatest works of the genre. A surprising portrait of the pastel city, a masterly study of Cuban immigration & exile, & a sly account of vile moments in the Cold War. Miami may be the sunniest place in America but this is Didion`s darkest book, in which she explores American efforts to overthrow the Castro regime, Miami`s civic corruption, & racist treatment of its large black community.