Mellen, Joan

Looks at the lives, careers, and relationships of the two writers focusing on their active roles in American literary, political, and social circles and examining their nontraditional yet long-term love affair.

An expose of the CIA's inner workings in Cuba during the 1950s and 1960s reveals the Agency's efforts to halt opposition to Fidel Castro after the Cuban Revolution and install a CIA-friendly figurehead in Castro's position, documenting the contributions of King Ranch proprietor Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and the mysterious disappearance of Camilo Cienfuegos.

Draws on interviews, previously unreleased couments, and witness testimony to extend New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison's investigation into the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

Presents a history of magic realism in literature; examines the work of a representative selection of authors who use the device in their writing; contains excerpts from hallmark works of magic realism; and includes a sampling of critical response, and a glossary of terms.