Imposed Memories: Revisiting Iconic Images of the Cuban Exile in Daina Chaviano's "The Island of Eternal Love"
Abstract
In the introduction to Cubanisimo, Cristina Garcia states that for almost half a century Cuban writers have been evoking three distinct Cuban cultures in their literary productions: that of the Revolution, uneasily in place since 1959; that of nostalgia in Miami, where the exiles' dream ofreclaiming the homeland is kept alive daily at the dinner table and on radio shows that proclaim "Next year in Havana!"; and that of the cultural hybridism found in the thriving Cuban Diasporas in New York , Mexico City, Madrid, and other hospitable cities" (xiii). In correlation with these three traits, literary productions by Cuban writers have also defined and celebrated Cubanness- being it in the island or in exile. Garcia's quote seems to reveal certain homogeneity among the discourse created by Cuban writers around the revolution, nostalgia and hybridity. However, despite the commonalities aforementioned, one would expect some divergences and plurality in the literary (re)creations.
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