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| Author | Giannina Braschi |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | September 11, Terrorism, Colonialism, Revolution, Puerto Rican Independence, Love |
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| Set in | Statue of Liberty and United Nations in New York City; La Fortaleza in San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Published | 2011 |
| Publisher | AmazonCrossing |
Publication date | 2011 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 305 |
| ISBN | 9781611090673 |
United States of Banana (2011) is a postmodern allegorical novel by the Puerto Rican author Giannina Braschi.[1] It is a cross-genre work that blends experimental theatre, prose poetry, short story, and political philosophy with a manifesto on democracy and American life in a post-9/11 world.[2] The book dramatizes the global war on terror and narrates the author's displacement after the attacks from her home in the Battery Park neighborhood in New York City.[3] The work addresses Latin American immigration to the United States, Puerto Rico's colonial status, and "power imbalances within the Americas."[4]
- ^ Giannina, Braschi. "United States of Banana". Library Journal. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
The premise of this allegorical novel by Puerto Rican author Braschi (Yo-Yo Boing!; Empire of Dreams) is bizarre but intriguing ... The novel's main purpose is political with plenty of reflections on the horrors of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, on Puerto Rico's awkward position as an American territory, and on personal desire and individual liberty.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Torrens, Claudia (October 20, 2011). "Novela de Braschi fantasea con un mundo ideal para hispanos. [Braschi's Novel Fantasizes About Ideal World for Hispanics]". Associated Press. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2013.(in Spanish)
- ^ Perisic, Alexandra (2019). 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.
power imbalances within the Americas