"Cuba is at the heart of my fiction, even when it’s just an echo, like in “Kimberle.” I don’t think a day goes by that I don’t remember in some conscious way that I’m Cuban. But my relationship with Cuba changes as time goes by, not just because of changes in Cuba but because of changes in my own life. When my son was born almost six years ago, it totally altered everything. For example, instead of going to Cuba, I spent a great deal more time in Miami, because that’s where my mom lived, and I really wanted my son and my mom to have a relationship…"
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On how her native country Cuba fits into her fictional works in “Q&A: ACHY OBEJAS ON BEING CUBAN-AMERICAN, SEXUALITY, EXILE, AND HER SHORT STORIES”
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