Havana Is a Really Big City: and Other Short Stories

By Mirta Yáñez and Joy Avery

Fiction. Latino/Latina Studies. Women's Studies. Translated from the Spanish by Sara E. Cooper with Victoria L. McCard, Lizabeth Paravizini-Gebert, Claudette Williams, and Leslie Bary. Catherine Davies notes that "Y ez writes about everyday life in Havana; her chatty, colloquial style full of light-hearted humour, whatever the theme, makes her fiction a delight to read." Y ez brings a critical and analytical gaze to rest on the culture and society that surrounds her. Her fictional world is complex, her characters are in conflict with themselves and the human condition. However much an ideology or code of ethics might inform her work, Y ez has always--subtly, yet insistently--questioned and undercut the myth that any official discourse is infallible. Themes of class, race, gender, and sexuality are artfully interwoven in humorous and poignant narratives that make the reader pause to rethink her/his views or assumptions about Cuba and about life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 098278600X
• ISBN13: 9780982786000
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Cubanabooks
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 0.3" x 5.0"