Giannina Braschi
Puerto Rican writer (born 1953) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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).
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Born | (1953-02-05) February 5, 1953 (age 71) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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Nationality | Puerto Rican |
Period | 1981–present |
Genre | poetry, theater, novel, political philosophy |
Subject | Immigration, independence, Capitalism, terrorism, Puerto Rico, revolution, love, American imperialism, September 11 attacks |
Literary movement | Postmodernism, Postcolonialism, Nuyorican, McOndo |
Notable works | Yo-Yo Boing!; Empire of Dreams; United States of Banana |
Notable awards | National Endowment for the Arts Fellow, PEN/Open Book Award, New York Foundation for the Arts, Danforth Scholarship, Ford Foundation, Rutgers Faculty Grant |
Relatives | Miguel Braschi, brother |
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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]