The Electric Typewriter

Great articles and essays by the world's best journalists and writers.
8th Jan

by Dave Eggers

The smallish back seat was empty, then full, full with this large man, his knees cramped up near his chin. He was so nonchalant, and had not uttered any commands or taken out a gun or any of the other ostensible signs of carjacking, and so it dawned on us that this was what happened in Cuba.