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Puerto Rican novels

2 weeks ago
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Take a Quick Look at a wide range of Puerto Rican novels by Piri Thomas, Rosario Ferré, Mayra Santos, Giannina Braschi, Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro and Esmeralda Santiago. These lists include comic books by Gabby Rivera, Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, and Rosa Colon Guerra and Puerto Rican literary anthologies edited by Carmen Haydee Rivera, Luis López Nieves, José Liboy and Myrna Nieves, among others.

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Puerto Rican Graphic Novels

August 22, 2023
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Read about Puerto Rican graphic novels, starting with "United States of Banana" by Giannina Braschi and Joakim Lindengren. “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...

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