United States of Banana
| Author | Giannina Braschi |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | September 11, Terrorism, Colonialism, Revolution, Puerto Rican Independence, Love |
| Genre | |
| Set in | Statue of Liberty and United Nations in New York City; La Fortaleza in San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Published | 2011 |
| Publisher | AmazonCrossing |
Publication date | 2011 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 305 |
| ISBN | 9781611090673 |
United States of Banana (2011) is a postmodern allegorical novel by the Puerto Rican author Giannina Braschi. It is a cross-genre work that blends experimental theatre, prose poetry, short story, and political philosophy with a manifesto on democracy and American life in a post-9/11 world. The book dramatizes the global war on terror and narrates the author's displacement after the attacks from her home in the Battery Park neighborhood in New York City. The work addresses Latin American immigration to the United States, Puerto Rico's colonial status, and "power imbalances within the Americas."