Poets, Philosophers, Lovers(1st Edition) On the Writings of Giannina Braschi (Hardback) by Frederick Luis Aldama, TessO'dwyer Hardcover, 168 Pages, Published 2020 by University Of Pittsburgh Press, United States ISBN-13: 978-0-8229-4618-2, ISBN: 0-8229-4618-1
"This collection of essays, by fifteen scholars across diverse fields, explores forty years of writing by Giannina Braschi, one of the most revolutionary Latinx authors of her generation."
Yo-Yo Boing! by Ms Giannina Braschi, TessO'dwyer Paperback, 250 Pages, Published 2011 by Amazoncrossing Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-1-61109-063-5, ISBN: 1-61109-063-6
"This groundbreaking novel, set in New York City during the 1990s, is guaranteed to be unlike any literary experience you have ever had. Acclaimed Puerto Rican author Giannini Braschi has crafted this creative and insightful examination of the Hispanic-American experience, taking on the voices of a variety of characters painters, poets, sculptors, singers, writers, filmmakers, actors, directors, set designers, editors, and philosophers t ..."
Empire of Dreams(Unabridged) by Ms Giannina Braschi, TessO'dwyer Paperback, 212 Pages, Published 2011 by Amazoncrossing Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-1-61109-065-9, ISBN: 1-61109-065-2
"In the Hispanic American classic Empire of Dreams, Giannina Braschi calls for a revolution in poetry -- a revolution against the Latin American Boom. New York City becomes the site of liberation for its marginal characters who seek to experience the center of power, of meaning, of feeling, and of personal identity. Clowns, buffoons, shepherds, magicians, and madmen perform their fantasies in the city streets. In a climatic episode of a ..."
"Widely acknowledged as the first Chilean novel, Martin Rivas (1862) by Alberto Blest Gana (1830-1920) is at once a passionate love story and an optimistic representation of Chilean nationhood. Written shortly after a decade of civil conflict, it is an indispensable source for understanding politics and society in nineteenth-century Chile. The hero of the story is Martin Rivas, an impoverished but ambitious youngster from the northern m ..."
"Arguably the most widely read work of Chilean Literature, Martin Rivas (1862) by Alberto Blest Gana (1830-1920) is at once a passionate love story and a keenly observed portrait of the manners and customs of nineteenth-century Chile. Martin Rivas, an impoverished but ambitious young man from the northern mining region of Chile, is entrusted by his late father to the household of a wealthy and influential member of the Santiago elite. ..."
"Series Editors' General Introduction he Library of Latin America series makes
available in translation major ... Tulio Halperin Donghi (at the University of
California, Berkeley), Ivan Jaksic (at the University of Notre Dame), Naomi
Lindstrom (at ..."
Yo-Yo Boing! (Spanglish) by Ms Giannina Braschi, TessO'dwyer Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2011 by Amazoncrossingenglish Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-1-61109-089-5, ISBN: 1-61109-089-X
"This groundbreaking novel, set in New York City during the 1990s, is guaranteed to be unlike any literary experience you have ever had. Acclaimed Puerto Rican author Giannini Braschi has crafted this creative and insightful examination of the Hispanic-American experience, taking on the voices of a variety of characters--painters, poets, sculptors, singers, writers, filmmakers, actors, directors, set designers, editors, and philosophers- ..."
"Look out, said Montserrat, something is missing. What's missing is a king-size
bed to celebrate the love of the lost lovers of The Intimate Diary of Solitude. Good
idea, said Mariquita through the TV screen. A water bed. I'm going to pierce it, so
they'll drown when it bursts. You're wishing me dead? No, Montse, you're not the
one that I want dead. It's the narrator and, even more, Uriberto. I'm fed up with
both of them. I want to ..."