Explore books by mayra santosfebres with our selection at. Discovered by martha divine in the backstreets of san juan, picking over garbage, drugged out of his mind and singing boleros that transfix the listener, a fifteen year old hustler is transformed into sirena selena, a diva whose uncanny beauty and irrisistable voice will be their ticket to fame and fortune. Sirena selena by mayra santosfebres, translated by. Set in the neighboring islands of puerto rico and the dominican republic, the novel presents the postcard that is. Sirena selena by mayra santosfebres overdrive rakuten. Her work focuses primarily on themes of diaspora identity, female sexuality, the erotic, gender fluidity, desire, and power. Santosfebress lolalola is leocadio, an adolescent male hustler whos remade into the eponymous cabaret singer, a gorgeous siren who seduces wealthy businessman hugo graubelaided by selenas. In this titillating debut novel, a followup to her wellreceived short fiction collection, urban oracles, santosfebres evokes the sometimes dreamy, always seamy world of. Mayra santos febres sirena selena part 1 fictions of latino.
Project muse translating queer caribbean localities in. This book is a compilation of eleven essays plus introductory and concluding. A finalist for the 2001 romulo gallegos prize for the novel, it won the pen club of puerto ricos prize for best novel, and. Sirena selena by mayra santosfebres, translated by stephen a. In her book the future of nostalgia, svetlana boym indicates how when we are home, we. Santosfebres, theorist, poet, and awardwinning writer, for many years the caribbean has been a desire factory for the. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Mayra santosfebres books and biography waterstones. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Sirena selena by mayra santosfebres, stephen lytle. If i remember my formerlyfluent but longdisused spanish correctly. No wonder the translator chose to just shorten the title.
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