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José Luis González in Nueva York.

Exiled in 1953, and spending most of his career in Mexico, José Luis González has long been seen as a central yet anomalous figure in modern Puerto Rican letters: a Marxist critic of both colonialism and nationalism, a Communist Party member, and a polarizing voice within the Puerto Rican Left. This...

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Publicado en:Centro Journal Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 171 - 203
Autor principal: PÉREZ JIMÉNEZ, CRISTINA
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Publicado: Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos (Center for Puerto Rican Studies) Spring2026
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