City images: Cartagena de Indias and La Habana, in Love in times of cholera and The novel of my life

Authors

  • Manuel Martínez Ohio Dominican University.

Keywords:

Thirdspace, nation, Ajiaco, place, space

Abstract

Based on proposals by Edward Soja and Benedict Anderson, this work offers a comparative reading between the way in which Cartagena city and La Habana city are represented in two contemporary novels. Love in  times of cholera and The novel of my life. The starting point is the different between the notions of time and place, understood as physical reality or place, and as a context of space relationships. An inquiry takes place on the significance of these cities to the collective imaginary, through descriptions of characters and of ideas of some theoricians.

Author Biography

  • Manuel Martínez, Ohio Dominican University.
    Docente e investigador en la División de lenguas y literatura de la Ohio Dominican University.

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Published

2008-12-15

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 9 (2008)

Section

Dossier

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Martínez, M. (2008). City images: Cartagena de Indias and La Habana, in Love in times of cholera and The novel of my life. Co-herencia, 5(9), 63-79. https://publicaciones.eafit.edu.co/index.php/co-herencia/article/view/121