Over the Waves and Other Stories / Sobre las olas y otros cuentos by Ines Maria Martiatu

Over the Waves and Other Stories / Sobre las olas y otros cuentos by Ines Maria Martiatu

Appearing for the first time outside of Cuba, this bold collection of short stories provides an intimate and critical view of Afro-Cuba. Ines Maria Martiatu's stories - presented here in the original Spanish, with facing-page English translations - span postcolonial Cuba of the early twentieth century, the First Republic, the 'victorious revolution,' and contemporary life in the streets of Havana.Taking real risks as an Afro-Cubana, Martiatu confronts conflicts about identity, race, marginalization, and discrimination. The history of the Caribbean, as part of the African diaspora, is reflected in the textures of life in Cuba, its music, rituals and myths, the Church and Santeria, past and present. While race is unquestionably fundamental to the stories, they are at the same time rooted in the universality of the human experience. The vantage is that of an unflinching, yet compassionate observer of society - one who simultaneously turns an introspective mirror on the complicated layers of self.

Ines Maria Martiatu is a writer, theater critic, and cultural historian. Her other published works include Rite as Representation, Caribbean Ritual Theatre, and Something Good and Interesting. She lives in Havana. Emmanuel Harris II is assistant professor of Spanish at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. He is the translator of Malambo, also published by Swan Isle Press.

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ISBN 13	9780974888156
ISBN 10	097488815X
Title	Over the Waves and Other Stories / Sobre las olas y otros cuentos
Author	Ines Maria Martiatu
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Swan Isle Press
Year published	2009-03-01
Number of pages	200
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.