“Island of Freedom!” “Revolution!” Of course—Cuba! But that’s where the surprises begin. Neither Fidel Castro, nor the bearded rebels, nor the hands of Moscow. How is that possible?
True, the United States of North America are right here, but they are not quite in their proper role; they help the revolutionaries against Spanish colonizers!
The reason is that we’ve come across the novel by our familiar magician Louis Boussenard, “The Flaming Island.” And that means we won’t have peace until the very last page. Before us will pass the heroic exploits of the insurgents—we will enter the huts of Black people, shudder with fever and tremble at the mere mention of cannibalism!
But that’s not all! Sinister Voodoo rituals, salvation on a hot-air balloon, dazzling smiles of Latin American beauties, and a burning love—love all the way to the last breath, to the very last page of this wonderful life!