Giannina Braschi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Giannina Braschi

Puerto Rican writer

Date of Birth: 05-Feb-1953

Place of Birth: San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States

Profession: actor, writer, poet, university teacher, journalist, novelist, tennis player, essayist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Giannina Braschi (born February 5, 1953) is a Puerto Rican writer based in New York City.
She is considered an influential and revolutionary voice in contemporary Latin American literature.
She writes experimental literature, mixing elements of poetry, theater, essay, musical, and manifesto.
Braschi is known for having penned the first Spanglish novel Yo-Yo Boing! (1998), the post-modern poetry trilogy Empire of Dreams (1994), and the cross-genre novel of philosophical fiction, United States of Banana (2011).
Her collective work explores the lives of Latin American immigrants in the United States.