Overview
Jewish identity and magical realism are the themes of the tales of adventure and cultural alienation collected here by the leading authority on Jewish Latin American literature. First published in 1994 as Tropical Synagogues: Short Stories by Jewish-Latin American Writers, Ilan Stavans's classic anthology is expanded and updated in this new edition.
Full Product Details
Author: Ilan Stavans
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Imprint: University of New Mexico Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.70cm
, Length: 22.30cm
Weight: 0.529kg
ISBN: 9780826354952
ISBN 10: 0826354955
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 30 September 2016
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
"Writers from Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Guatemala, Mexico, and other countries represent an ethnically diverse culture with roots in eastern Europe as well as Spain. . . . The anthology includes tales by such masters as Alberto Gerchunoff . . . and Germán Rozenmacher, a large number of innovative women writers, and some authors more familiar to English-speaking readers."""" - Library Journal """"Reminds us that society south of the border is just as multicultural as in the US, and that Jews have played an important role in it since the time of the Spanish conquest."""" - Publishers Weekly"
Writers from Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Guatemala, Mexico, and other countries represent an ethnically diverse culture with roots in eastern Europe as well as Spain. . . . The anthology includes tales by such masters as Alberto Gerchunoff . . . and Germán Rozenmacher, a large number of innovative women writers, and some authors more familiar to English-speaking readers."""" - Library Journal """"Reminds us that society south of the border is just as multicultural as in the US, and that Jews have played an important role in it since the time of the Spanish conquest."""" - Publishers Weekly
Writers from Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Guatemala, Mexico, and other countries represent an ethnically diverse culture with roots in eastern Europe as well as Spain... The anthology includes tales by such masters as Alberto Gerchunoff ... and German Rozenmacher, a large number of innovative women writers, and some authors more familiar to English-speaking readers. - Library Journal Reminds us that society south of the border is just as multicultural as in the US, and that Jews have played an important role in it since the time of the Spanish conquest. - Publishers Weekly
Writers from Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Guatemala, Mexico, and other countries represent an ethnically diverse culture with roots in eastern Europe as well as Spain. . . . The anthology includes tales by such masters as Alberto Gerchunoff . . . and German Rozenmacher, a large number of innovative women writers, and some authors more familiar to English-speaking readers. - Library Journal Reminds us that society south of the border is just as multicultural as in the US, and that Jews have played an important role in it since the time of the Spanish conquest. - Publishers Weekly
Author Information
Ilan Stavans is the Lewis-Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College, USA. His books Art and Anger: Essays on Politics and the Imagination and The Riddle of Cantinflas: Essays on Hispanic Popular Culture, Revised and Expanded Edition are also available from UNM Press.
