Giannina Braschi

Giannina Braschi
Born (1953-02-05) February 5, 1953 (age 71)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Occupation
  • Poet
  • novelist
  • dramatist
  • philosopher
NationalityPuerto Rican
Period1981–present
Genrepoetry, theater, novel, political philosophy
SubjectImmigration, independence, Capitalism, terrorism, Puerto Rico, revolution, love, American imperialism, September 11 attacks
Literary movementPostmodernism, Postcolonialism, Nuyorican, McOndo
Notable worksYo-Yo Boing!; Empire of Dreams; United States of Banana
Notable awardsNational Endowment for the Arts Fellow, PEN/Open Book Award, New York Foundation for the Arts, Danforth Scholarship, Ford Foundation, Rutgers Faculty Grant
RelativesMiguel Braschi, brother
Website
gianninabraschi.com

Giannina Braschi (born February 5, 1953) is a Puerto Rican poet, novelist, dramatist, and scholar. Her notable works include Empire of Dreams (1988), Yo-Yo Boing! (1998) and United States of Banana (2011).

Braschi writes cross-genre literature and political philosophy in Spanish, Spanglish, and English.[1] Her work is a hybrid of poetry, metafiction, postdramatic theatre, memoir, manifesto, and political philosophy.[2] Her writings explore the enculturation journey of Hispanic immigrants, and dramatize the three main political options of Puerto Rico: independence, colony, and state.[3][4]

  1. ^ "PEN World Voices: Giannina Braschi". PEN America. August 9, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  2. ^ Aldama, Frederick Luis. "Poets, Philosophers, Lovers: On the Writings of Giannina Braschi". upittpress.org. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  3. ^ Aldama, Frederick, and Christopher González. Latinx Studies: The Key Concepts. Routledge, 2018.
  4. ^ Perisic, Alexandra (November 2020). Precarious Crossings: Immigration, Neoliberalism, and the Atlantic. Ohio: The Ohio State University Press. pp. 152–173. hdl:1811/88397. ISBN 978-0-8142-5552-0.