The unmaking of space: Braschi, Lefebvre and the collapse of the spatial triad

This article examines United States of Banana by Giannina Braschi through the theoretical lens of spatial production and ideological displacement. Drawing on Henri Lefebvre’s triad of perceived, conceived and lived space, alongside Marc Augé’s concept of non-place and Timothy Morton’s theory of hyperobjects, the article argues that Braschi’s novel deconstructs imperial spatiality through a linguistic and theatrical narrative artefact that operates as a dispositif . By analysing figures such as Segismundo, Hamlet and Nietzsche, the study reveals how Braschi transforms the national imaginary into a post-spatial, post-narrative terrain marked by polyphony, parody and collapse. The result is a radical critique of both colonial and democratic fictions.