Writing Islands: Space and Identity in the Transnational Cuban Archipelago

by Elena Lahr-Vivaz

Overview

Analyzing works of contemporary Cuban writers on the island alongside those in exile, Elena Lahr-Vivaz offers a new lens to explore the multiplicity of Cuban space and identity, arguing that these writers approach their nation as part of a larger, transnational network of islands.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781683402701
Publisher:	University Press of Florida
Publication date:	10/25/2022
Pages:	242
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

Elena Lahr-Vivaz, associate professor of Spanish at Rutgers University–Newark, is the author of Mexican Melodrama: Film and Nation from the Golden Age to the New Wave.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“Lahr-Vivaz’s exceptionally curated book spans beyond transnational Cuba and the Caribbean archipelago in order to keenly propose new considerations of the many geographical locations of the previously ‘colonized’ world. This book will undoubtedly impact both Caribbean studies and decolonial thought throughout the Americas and beyond.”—Raúl Rubio, author of La Habana: Cartografías culturales

 

“Beautifully and engagingly written. A highly readable introduction for newcomers to Cuban letters about a number of indispensable Cuban writers and literary projects.”—César A. Salgado, author of From Modernism to Neo-Baroque: Joyce and Lezama Lima