← Giannina BraschiUnited States of Bananaby Giannina BraschiSatirical novel reimagining Puerto Rico as independent state claiming US territoryFind on Amazon↗About the authorGiannina BraschiPuerto Rican poet and novelist who writes in Spanish and English in formally experimental work celebrating and interrogating colonialism, empire, and identity. United States of Banana and Yo-Yo Boing! are her most celebrated works.More by Giannina BraschiYo-Yo Boing!Experimental narrative blending multiple languages and postmodern techniques→Empire of Dreams→Yo-Yo BoingExperimental narrative blending multiple languages and postmodern techniques→