Vol. 13 (2026): post(s) 13
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The Real and Authentic Story of a Wonderful Fruit Called Pineapple

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  • Diana Barquero-Pérez
Diana Barquero-Pérez
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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Published 2026-06-15

Keywords

  • pineapple,
  • coloniality,
  • fictional writing,
  • historical archive,
  • monoculture

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Barquero Pérez, D. (2026). The Real and Authentic Story of a Wonderful Fruit Called Pineapple. Post(s), 13, 138-156. https://doi.org/10.18272/post(s).v13i.4134

Abstract

A series of fictional letters tracing pineapple from European colonial imagination to its cultivation in England, intertwining history, archives, and fantasy. Through non- human voices and historical figures, the text exposes how extractive desire, the slave trade, and botanical science shape an imperial imaginary that persists today.

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