Mapas Difusos / Vanishing Maps

Mapas Difusos / Vanishing Maps by Cristina García is a novel published by Random House Mondadori on July 18, 2023, featuring 288 pages in Spanish. This book continues the story of the del Pino family, tracing four generations as they navigate the complex landscapes of Cuba, the United States, Germany, and Russia in the contemporary era. The narrative centers on Celia del Pino, the matriarch, as she observes her descendants grappling with their transnational identities and the challenges of their relationships.
Readers will encounter a diverse cast, including Ivanito, a charismatic drag queen in Berlin haunted by his mother’s ghost, and Pilar Puente, a struggling sculptor in Los Angeles. Irina, Ivanito’s cousin, finds herself wealthy yet lonely in Moscow, while Celia prepares for a reunion with her long-lost lover in Havana. As the family members confront their pasts and the pull of their Cuban heritage, they are drawn together for a pivotal reunion in Berlin. This edition offers a rich exploration of family life, cultural heritage, and the themes of magical realism.
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La aclamada autora de Soñar en cubano nos entrega la continuación de su novela, donde le sigue la pista a cuatro generaciones de la familia del Pino a través de los tumultuosos panoramas contemporáneos de Cuba, Estados Unidos, Alemania y Rusia.
Celia del Pino, matriarca de una extensa familia cubana, ha visto a sus descendientes migrar a todas partes del mundo, luchando por comprender sus identidades transnacionales y las tensas relaciones entre unos y otros.
En Berlín, el carismático pero conflictivo Ivanito se presenta en el escenario con su personalidad de drag queen, mientras se siente acosado por el fantasma de su madre. Pilar Puente, a la deriva en Los Ángeles, es una escultora y madre soltera con problemas financieros. La prima de Ivanito, Irina, se ha convertido en la acaudalada dueña de una empresa de lencería en Moscú, pero aún se siente profundamente sola tras la muerte de sus padres y el distanciamiento de su herencia cubana. Mientras tanto, en La Habana, Celia se prepara para reunirse con su amante perdido, Gustavo, y se pregunta si la edad y las décadas separados habrán alterado el vínculo que los unía.
Alejados de sus raíces cubanas, pero sintiendo todavía la ineludible atracción de la isla, Ivanito y su familia intentan descubrir el lugar al que pertenecen, y junto a quién. A lo largo de un año memorable, cada uno lidiará con su historia mientras son llamados a Berlín para una última y explosiva reunión.
Situada veinte años después de los eventos de Soñar en cubano, la nueva novela de Cristina García es una historia épica sobre la familia, la devoción y la búsqueda eterna del hogar.
“Una hermosa novela: hilarante en un momento, acechante después”. –Chris Bohjalian, autor de The Flight Attendant y The Lioness
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
From the acclaimed author of Dreaming in Cuban, a follow-up novel that tracks four generations of the del Pino family against the tumultuous backdrops of Cuba, the U.S., Germany, and Russia in the new millennium
“A beautiful novel: hilarious one moment, haunting the next.” –Chris Bohjalian, author of The Flight Attendant and The Lioness
Celia del Pino, the matriarch of a far-flung Cuban family, has watched her descendants spread out across the globe, struggling to make sense of their transnational identities and strained relationships with one another. In Berlin, the charismatic yet troubled Ivanito performs on stage as his drag queen persona, while being haunted by the ghost of his mother. Pilar Puente, adrift in Los Angeles, is a struggling sculptor and the single mother of a young son. In Moscow, Ivanito’s cousin Irina has become the wealthy owner of a lingerie company, but she remains deeply lonely in the wake of her parents’ deaths and her estrangement from her Cuban heritage. Meanwhile, in Havana, Celia prepares to reunite with her lost lover, Gustavo, and wonders whether age and the decades spent apart have altered their bond.
Cut off from their Cuban roots, yet still feeling the island’s ineluctable pull, Ivanito and his extended family try to reimagine where–and with whom–they belong. Over the course of a momentous year, each will grapple with their histories as they are pulled to Berlin for a final, explosive reunion.
Set twenty years after the events in Dreaming in Cuban, Cristina García’s new novel is an epic tale of family, devotion, and the timeless search for home.
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