So many books, so little time, says Raul Castro
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| Published on Friday, February 15, 2008 |
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HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): In a possible hint of a busy future, interim Cuban leader Raul Castro, 76, said Thursday his official duties leave him little time to read, and that he will likely die well short of completing his ideal reading list.
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Raul Castro's work increased after his brother, longtime Cuban president Fidel, ceded him his responsibilities "temporarily" after undergoing intestinal surgery in July 2006.
Still recuperating, Fidel, 81, hasn't resumed his official post, and now both are among the possible candidates the National Assembly will choose as Cuba's next president in a February 24 vote. Speculation is rampant as to who will be favored.
"I've got little time to read books. I'll die with hundreds of books I've got waiting there for me to read some day ... but for now, lots of (official) papers" to handle, Raul said on opening the International Book Fair in Havana.
Suggesting that he might continue in his busy capacity as Cuba's top leader for some time to come, Raul repeated that he would die with many books left unread.
"There they are waiting. Sometimes I read two at a time," he said.
Meanwhile brother Fidel, himself a voracious reader, has admitted in weekly commentaries in Cuba's official newspapers that he has ample time to read, meditate and write down his thoughts. | | | | Reads : 243 | | | |
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