"Fidel Castro's most scandalous show trial was not mounted against a political figure but against a writer: Heberto Padilla. In 1971, after 38 days of detention, Mr. Padilla was forced to 'confess' at the Cuban writers' union to the charges of 'subversive activities.'"

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About Álvaro Enrigue

Álvaro Enrigue is a Mexican novelist, short-story writer, essayist, and academic.

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