Abstract
The 1989 implementation of the Special Period in Times of Peace led to a radical transformation of the sociocultural context in Cuba. Among its many consequences, this article focuses on the resurgence of the debate on racial discrimination, and the representation of this discrimination on nine novels published in Cuba in the new century, all of them with an Afrocuban protagonist: Las criadas de La Habana [published in English: The Maids of Havana]; Maldita danza; En la prision de los suenos; El haren de Oviedo; Allegro de habaneras; Mulato; Palimpsesto; La soledad del tiempo y La Catedral de los Negros.
| Translated title of the contribution | Afro-Cuban narrative of the new century |
|---|---|
| Original language | Spanish |
| Pages (from-to) | 163 - 185 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Revista de Critica Literaria Latinoamericana |
| Volume | 81 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- Cuba
- Afro-descendent
- Special period
- Racial discrimination