Impossible returns : narratives of the Cuban diaspora /
Iraida H. López.
- 1 online resource (313 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references 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 (e-book)
Repatriation--Cuba.
United States--Emigration and immigration. Cuba--History. Cuba--Emigration and immigration.