Word: gusanos
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...Cuba, is less compelling as fiction than as reportage from that near, yet remote island. Among its surprises is the fact that it was published at all, since the protagonist often criticizes the Cuban revolution, cares more about girls than about politics, and is a self-confessed gusano, or worm (the regime's word for its enemies). It holds considerable fascination as a highly personal worm's-eye view of Castro's domain...
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