bˈɑːɹnɪt ɪz bˈɛst nˈoʊn fɔːɹ hɪz bˌaɪoʊɡɹˈæfiə də ˈʌn sˌɪmɐɹˈɑːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks, ðə lˈaɪf ʌv ˈɛstɛbən mɔntˈiːdʒoʊ, ɐ fˈɔːɹmɚ slˈeɪv hˌuː wʌz wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː wɛn ðeɪ mˈɛt.
Barnet is best known for his Biografia de un cimarrón (1966), the life of Esteban Montejo, a former slave who was 103 when they met.