Land of Amber Waters

Cuban Currency is the first book to address the effects on Cuban literature of the countryÕs spectacular opening to foreign markets that marked the end of the twentieth century. Exploring the work of ZoŽ ValdŽs, Pedro Juan GutiŽrrez, Antonio JosŽ Ponte, and others, Esther Whitfield draws out writersÕ engagements with the troublesome commodification of Cuban identity.