This article examines how Manteca by Alberto Pedro Torriente—considered the most popular and polemic Cuban dramatist of his time—conveys the idea that during Cuba’s “Special Period” literary workmanship was homologous to culinary struggles, in part due to the artistic, social, and economic circumstances of the period. The passivity set on stage by the protagonists—three middle-aged siblings forced to coexist with a pig inside a deteriorated apartment—is echoed by the shortages in foodstuffs, electricity, and gas on the island. In the midst of a forced fast, the youngest brother attempts to create an alternative self through literary writing, thus laying the foundation of an alternative reality where he can satisfy his starvation. The author argues that such artistic creations, as seen on stage, simulate a theatrical, culinary künstlerroman, wherein personal distress and famine are merged with stagnant creativity during a time of social apathy and perpetual subsistence.

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阿根廷和阿根廷的美食家Alberto Pedro Torriente：古巴新墨西哥州的曼特卡和其他种族

本文考察了阿尔贝托·佩德罗·托伦特（Alberto Pedro Torriente）所考虑的曼特卡（Manteca），他是当时最流行，最具争议性的古巴戏剧家，他如何传达这样的观念，即古巴“特殊时期”的文学手艺与烹饪斗争是同源的，部分原因是艺术，社会和文化上的冲突。该时期的经济情况。主人公在舞台上设定的消极情绪-三名中年兄弟姐妹被迫与一头猪共存于一间破烂的公寓内-岛上粮食，电力和天然气的短缺回荡了这一状况。在被迫禁食的过程中，最小的弟弟试图通过文学写作创造出一种替代的自我，从而为他可以满足自己饥饿的替代现实奠定了基础。作者认为，在舞台上看到的这类艺术作品模仿的是戏剧性的烹饪昆斯特勒罗曼（künstlerroman），