Las migraciones de Cabrera Infante: de Cuba a Inglaterra, del cine a la literatura
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Cabrera Infante, cine, literatura migranteAbstract
La literatura de Cabrera Infante es por definición migrante puesto que su trayectoria artística se desarrolla entre Cuba y Europa. A lo largo de toda su vida el autor cultiva una constante y entusiasmada pasión por el cine que se encuentra reflejada en las distintas etapas de su producción. En su caso la migración no es solo una condición existencial sino también una necesidad estética, ya que sus deseos de experimentar con la lengua y la literatura lo llevan a una continua migración de formas y contenidos narrativos de un sistema artístico a otro.
Cabrera Infante’s Migrations: from Cuba to England, from Cinema to Literature
Migration is a central element in Cabrera Infante’s literature. Actually his artistic production is realized between Cuba and Europe. During his life the author cultivates an incessant and enthusiastic passion for cinema which appears in different moments of his production. In his case migration it’s not only an existential condition but also an esthetic necessity. His experiments with language and literature let him to operate a migration of forms and contents from an artistic system to the other one.
Le migrazioni di Cabrera Infante: da Cuba all’Inghilterra, dal cinema alla letteratura
La scrittura di Cabrera Infante è migrante per definizione. La sua traiettoria artistica si articola tra Cuba e l’Europa. Durante tutta la vita, l’autore coltiva una costante ed entusiasmata passione per il cinema che si riflette nelle distinte tappe della sua produzione. Nel suo caso la migrazione non è solo una condizione esistenziale, ma anche e soprattutto una necessità estetica che nasce dal desiderio di sperimentare con la lingua e la letteratura, e che lo porta a operare una continua migrazione di forme e contenuti da un sistema artistico all’altro.
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