López, Iraida H.,

Impossible returns : narratives of the Cuban diaspora / Iraida H. López. - Gainesville : University Press of Florida, (c)2015. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction: the poetics of return 1 -- An uphill battle: the contentious politics of return -- Daring to go back: in search of traces -- Ana Mendieta: chiseling (in) Cuba -- Cuban childhood redux -- Vicarious returns and a usable past in the Agüero Sisters, days of awe, and loving che -- Toward a boomerang aesthetic: the view from the island.

This book examines the growing body of cultural works from Cuban exiles and Cuban Americans addressing the topic of return migration.



9780813055459 9780813051307


Repatriation--Cuba.


Electronic Books.

F1788 / .I476 2015