Word: noemi
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Historical Rush. The book comes to life most in the final pages, dealing with the missile crisis. Malabre, frightened and exhilarated, is in bed with his newest mistress, Noemi, when he hears the radio voice of John F. Kennedy announcing the quarantine. As army tanks rumble through the streets, Malabre reflects that Cuba is "no longer an insignificant colony, we've already rushed into history, we have the same weapons that the Russians and Americans rattle at each other...