“This is a splendid book, recounting the tragedy of a Cuban, Oswaldo Payá, who dared to oppose Fidel Castro in communist Cuba, and paid dearly for it. David E. Hoffman’s research is magnificent and his biography reads like a great novel.”
— Mario Vargas Llosa
Winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature

“A pioneering achievement. With seductive and precise prose, Hoffman reveals not only the extent of Payá’s personal sacrifice in the struggle for change, but he resurrects the forgotten, traumatic history of Cuban society. Give me Liberty is a gift to all Cubans everywhere.”
— Lillian Guerra
Professor of Cuban and Carribean History, University of Florida, and author of Visions of Power in Cuba: Revolution, Redemption, and Resistance, 1959-1971

“David Hoffman has written a penetrating account of Cuban history, highlighting the true nature of the Castro regime and the courage of one man who became a threat to it. Through this extraordinary book, the world can now learn the story of Oswaldo Paya and understand why my friend Vaclav Havel nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize.”
— Madeleine K. Albright
United States Secretary of State, 1997-2001

“Cuba will one day be free, and when that happens the name of Paya will be remembered for having helped pave the way to democracy. . Hoffman’s masterful work reminds us that as long as there are those who refuse to give up the demand for fundamental freedoms, there is still hope in even the most repressive of places.”
— Michael Abramowitz
President of Freedom House