Pedro Juan Gutiérrez's Dirty Realism: Reinventing Cuban Spaces

This work examines Gutiérrez's Centro Habana Cycle (1998-2003) as a literary response to the social, political, and economic crisis of Cuba's Special Period. The author offers a series of thematically arranged close readings that explore Gutiérrez's interpretation of life and reality via his signature semi-autobiographical narrative.

ISBN-13: 9781666910032

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: Lexington Books

Publication Date: 05-03-2023

Pages: 168

Product Dimensions: 6.18(w) x 9.42(h) x 0.76(d)

Lori Oxford is associate professor of Spanish and associate dean of the Brinson Honors College at Western Carolina University.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Juxtaposed Spaces Chapter 2: La nada cubana Chapter 3: Putting the "Dirty" in Dirty Realism Chapter 4: Death Spaces Chapter 5: Spiritual Realms Chapter 6: Intertextualities Chapter 7: Cuba from Afar Appendix: Interview with Pedro Juan Gutiérrez