Yo-Yo Boing! (Spanglish Edition)
- 256 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Experimental novel that examines the collision of cultures in the United States at the turn of the 21st century using a flow of Spanish and English.
Giannina Braschi Books
Giannina Braschi is a pioneering voice whose work intricately captures the immigrant experience in the United States through a powerful linguistic fusion. Her writing is characterized by its postmodern sensibility and philosophical depth, exploring the complexities of cultural identity and the political status of Puerto Rico. Braschi's innovative use of multiple languages reflects the lived realities of Hispanic Americans, offering a unique perspective on nationhood and liberty.
Yo-Yo Boing!
- 250 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Originally published in Spanish by Latin American Literary Review Press, 1998.
United States of Banana: A Graphic Novel
- 128 pages
- 5 hours of reading
“I was a monument to immigration—now I’m a border control cop.” So admits the Statue of Liberty in Giannina Braschi’s United States of Banana , a rollicking and nakedly political allegory of US imperialism and Puerto Rican independence. Illustrated by Swedish comic book artist Joakim Lindengren and based on Braschi’s epic manifesto by the same title, the story takes us along on the madcap adventures of Zarathustra, Hamlet, and Giannina herself as they rescue the Puerto Rican prisoner Segismundo from under the skirt of the Statue of Liberty. Throughout their quest, the characters debate far-ranging political and philosophical subjects, spanning terrorism, global warming, mass incarceration, revolution, and love. The Marx Brothers, Pablo Neruda, Barack Obama, Disney characters and more make appearances in this stirring call to overthrow empire, liberate the imprisoned masses, and build a new country rooted in friendship, art, poetry, and laughter.