An intriguing and hypnotizing work of postmodern fiction from groundbreaking Hispanic-American writer Giannina Braschi, Empire of Dreams chronicles a decade-long love affair with 1980s New

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Empire of Dreams

An intriguing and hypnotizing work of postmodern fiction from groundbreaking Hispanic-American writer Giannina Braschi, Empire of Dreams chronicles a decade-long love affair with 1980s New York and all its contradictions. The cityâ€™s perversions and passions, power and marginality, grandeur and squalor come vibrantly to life in each of the bookâ€™s three sections. â€œBook of Clowns and Buffoonsâ€ imagines life in the city as a carnival-style spectacle that ultimately ends in chaos. Inspired by the Puerto Rican Day parade, a bucolic celebration reclaims the city in â€œPastoral.â€ And â€œThe Intimate Diary of Solitudeâ€ spoofs the magical realism of Latin American novelists such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez with its tale of aspiring actress-writer Mariquita Samper, who records the days of her increasingly outlandish life in a mystical diary. Wildly imaginative, rich and complex, Empire of Dreams has garnered glowing praise for being â€œan â€˜in-your-face assertionâ€™ of the vitality of Latino culture in the USâ€ (New York Daily News).

Empire of Dreams