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Cuba
Full with Life and Hope, says Gore Vidal
Havana,
Dec 13 (ACN) Distinguished US writer Gore Vidal described Cuba as a
country full of life and hope, as he was honoured with a plaque bestowed
by the University of Havana on Tuesday.
During a
meeting with students and professors at the University of Havana, Vidal
highlighted Cuban health, education and culture programs, calling them
“very positive.” He also spoke admirably of the Latin American School of
Medicine, with its current enrolment of thousands of youths from a host
of nations – including students from the United States.
The US
intellectual blasted the militaristic stance of some governments of the
world, such as the Bush administration, and criticized the mainstream
media for spreading banality and lies.
The
award, which the university has granted since 1998, is in recognition of
Gore Vidal’s literary, political and historic work marked by strong
social commitment.
University Havana President Ruben Zardaya stressed the gestures of
friendship and solidarity that the US writer has made towards the
island, including this current visit to the island in open defiance of
US travel restrictions.
Vidals
work includes, twenty novels, five plays, 200 essays and two memoirs.
He was in Cuba accompanied by
other American cultural and political figures who included his nephew,
Hollywood movie director Burr Steers; American University professor Saul
Landau; Dennis Herrera, San Francisco’s district attorney, and Vanity
Fair magazine editor Matt Tyrnauer.
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