Crossing through Chueca: Lesbian Literary Culture in Queer Madrid

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CROSSING THROUGH CHUECA This page intentionally left blank Crossing through Chueca . . . . Lesbian Literary Culture in Queer Madrid Jill Robbins University of Minnesota Press Minneapolis London The University of Minnesota Press gratefully acknowledges financial assistance provided for the publication of this book from the Program for Cultural Cooperation between Spain’s Ministry of Culture and United States Universities. Material in this book previously appeared in “The (In)visible Lesbian: The Contradictory Representations of Female Homoeroticism in Contemporary Spain,” Journal of Lesbian Studies 7.3 (2003). Portions of chapter 3 were first published in “Andalucía, el travestimo y la mujer fálica: Plumas de España de Ana Rossetti,” Lectora. Revista de dones i textualitat 15 (2009). Parts of chapter 5 were first published in “Cybersex and the Cyberdildo: Dislocations in Cenicienta en Chueca,” Studies in Twentieth and Twenty-first Century Literature (2006). Copyright 2011 by the Regents of the University of Minnesota All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Published by the University of Minnesota Press 111 Third Avenue South, Suite 290 Minneapolis, MN 55401-2520 http://www.upress.umn.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Robbins, Jill. Crossing through Chueca : lesbian literary culture in queer Madrid / Jill Robbins. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8166-6989-9 (hc : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-8166-6990-5 (pb : alk. paper) 1. Spanish fiction—20th century—History and criticism. 2. Spanish fiction— 21st century—History and criticism. 3. Lesbianism in literature. 4. Lesbian culture—Spain. 5. Homosexuality and literature—Spain. 6. Publishers and publishing—Spain—Madrid—History. 7. Books and reading—Spain—Madrid— History—20th century. 8. Books and reading—Spain—Madrid—History—21st century. 9. Geographical perception—Spain—Madrid. I. Title. PQ6140.L47R63 2011 863'.7093526643—dc22 2010032603 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper The University of Minnesota is an equal-opportunity educator and employer. 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Para mi amor lindo This page intentionally left blank ...