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Giannina BraschiAmerican poet, playwright, novelist
Date of Birth: 05.02.1953
Country:  USA |
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Biography of Giannina Braschi
Giannina Braschi is an American poet, playwright, novelist, and essayist of Puerto Rican descent. She writes in both Spanish and English and is considered by critics to be one of the foremost contemporary Spanish-language poets. She has been compared to Gabriela Mistral and Julia de Burgos.
Education and Career
In the 1970s, Braschi studied literature in Madrid, Rome, Paris, and London. She settled in New York City in 1977 and earned her doctorate in Latin American literature from New York University. She has taught at Rutgers University, the City University of New York (CUNY), and Colgate University. In addition to her teaching, Braschi has also conducted research on European philosophy and playwrights, including Russian literature.
Literary Works
As a literary critic, Braschi has written about Cervantes, Garcilaso de la Vega, Becquer, Jimenez, Vallejo, Lorca, and others. Her prose and dramatic works show the influence of a wide range of avant-garde figures from the 20th century, including Jarry, Artaud, and Joyce, as well as Beckett, Tadeusz Kantor, and Heiner Müller.
Braschi's experimental comic novel "Yo-Yo-Boing" (1998) is written in a mixture of Spanish, English, and Spanglish, a hybrid language used by Latin American immigrants in the United States. Critics see the novel as a prime example of "linguistic nomadism" in the era of globalization.
Recognition
Braschi's works have been translated into English, French, Italian, and Serbian. Her unique blend of languages, innovative writing style, and exploration of cultural identity have earned her acclaim from both readers and critics worldwide.
