Jicotea en Estados Unidos: Lydia Cabrera y el puente antropomórfico a la diáspora cubana.

The corpus of writer Lydia Cabrera (Havana, 1899–Miami, 1991) has been approached from various angles, particularly with a focus on one of her recurring protagonists, Jicotea. Inspired by the Trachemys decussata , a small turtle native to Cuba, Jicotea's shifting identity—moral and physical—has been...

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Published in:	Hispanic Review Vol. 93; no. 4; pp. 627 - 651
Main Author:	Fernández, Carlos Velazco
Format:	Literary Criticism
Published:	University of Pennsylvania Press Autumn2025
Subjects:	Cubans Forced migration Turtles Identity (Psychology) LGBTQ+ studies Cabrera, Lydia 20th century (Literary period) Cuba Havana (Cuba) United States
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