Vanishing Maps
Cuba

Vanishing Maps

by Cristina García

Summary

Vanishing Maps returns to the García family, whose history of exile, migration, and political upheaval was introduced in Dreaming in Cuban. Moving between Cuba and the United States, the novel follows members of a family whose lives have been shaped by displacement, fractured relationships, and the complicated legacy of revolution. As the characters navigate different generations and cultural environments, they confront the question of what it means to belong to a country that may exist more vividly in memory than in everyday life. García explores the ways family histories are inherited, reinterpreted, and sometimes deliberately forgotten. Blending personal drama with the wider history of the Cuban diaspora, the novel examines how migration reshapes identity and how the search for home can continue long after a person has physically left it.

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Cristina García
Cristina García

Cristina García is a Cuban-American novelist whose work frequently explores migration, family, memory, and the complexities of Cuban identity. Born in Havana in 1958, she moved to the United States as a child and worked as a journalist before turning to fiction. Her debut novel, Dreaming in Cuban, was a National Book Award finalist, and her novels have been translated into numerous languages.

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Published
2023
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Cristina García