Abstract
Elizabeth Huergo’s background as a poet
and short story writer imbues her first novel with a welcome lyricism, a well
structured narrative, and a plot that is easy to follow. Through its excellent
narrative technique—metaphors, similes, the personification of the city of
Habana, and frequent use of flashbacks—the novel takes the reader to the
present, the past, and the future of the city. Habana stands as a city anchored
in a colonial past, fighting to justify its presence in Cuban history. Threaded
through the novel are the lives of various Cubans, representing the many
different social locations of those affected directly and indirectly by the
dictatorial past as well as by the effects of the Cuban Revolution. Huergo creates
dynamic and rounded characters that grow and change in the aftershock of a
revolutionary history.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 138-140 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Chicana/Latina Studies: The Journal of MALCS |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |