Set in the neighboring islands of puerto rico and the dominican republic, the novel presents the postcard that is travel from the vantage points of multiple. Mayra santosfebres when she rescues a teenage hustler from poverty, abuse, and drug addiction martha divine transforms him into the diva sirena selena, whose beauty and remarkable singing voice will be her ticket to. Martha divine, una drag queen ya entrada en anos, rubia oxigenad. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Discovered by martha divine in the backstreets of san juan, picking over. Set in the neighboring islands of puerto rico and the dominican republic, the novel presents the postcard that is. A novel and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.
The author imbues the main character with the enigma of. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Santosfebres was born in 1966 to parents who were both schoolteachers. Project muse translating queer caribbean localities in. Mayra santos febres sirena selena part 1 fictions of latino. Santosfebres, theorist, poet, and awardwinning writer, for many years the caribbean has been a desire factory for the. 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 pdf. Mayra santos febres sirena selena repeating islands. A finalist for the 2001 romulo gallegos prize for the novel, it won the pen club of puerto ricos prize for best novel, and.
Buy this book in this titillating debut novel, a followup to her wellreceived short fiction collection, urban oracles, santosfebres. This paper examines the transformation of the idea of the nation through the spaces occupied by transvestites in mayra santosfebres. Sirena selena by mayra santosfebres, translated by. Mayra santos febres sirena selena part 1 fictions of. This impishly sensual novel is an often hilarious anatomy of gender confusion, set in the dominican republic, and reminiscent of the classic silent film the blue angel.
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