Tropical synagogues : short stories /

Most readers north of the Rio Grande are not aware that waves of immigrants have created an ethnically diverse culture in Latin America, a mosaic of particular visions and voices that includes a cohesive Jewish community with roots in Eastern Europe and as far back as pre-Columbian Spain. In this un...

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Other Authors: Stavans, Ilan, Gerchunoff, Alberto, 1883-1950, Blaisten, Isidoro, 1933-2004, Steimberg, Alicia, 1933-, Rozenmacher, Germán, 1936-1971, Goloboff, Gerardo Mario, 1939-, Nora Glickman, Bortnik, Aída, Szichman, Mario, Scliar, Moacyr, Lispector, Clarice, Rawet, Samuel, Goldemberg, Isaac, 1945-, Perera, Victor, 1934-2003, Alcina Lubitch Domecq, Unger, David, 1950-, Glantz, Margo, Seligson, Esther, 1941-2010, Muñiz-Huberman, Angelina, 1936-, Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986
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Language:English
Spanish
Published: New York : Holmes & Meier, 1994.
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245 0 0 |a Tropical synagogues :  |b short stories /  |c by Jewish-Latin American writers ; edited, and with an introduction by Ilan Stavans. 
264 1 |a New York :  |b Holmes & Meier,  |c 1994. 
300 |a ix, 239 pages ;  |c 25 cm 
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500 |a Nationalities represented are Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Guatemala, and Mexico. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-234). 
505 0 0 |t Camacho's wedding feast /  |r Alberto Gerchunoff --  |t Uncle Facundo /  |r Isidoro Blaisten --  |t Cecilia's last will and testament /  |r Alicia Steimberg --  |t Blues in the night /  |r Germán Rozenmacher --  |t The passion according to San Martín /  |r Gerardo Mario Goloboff --  |t The last emigrant /  |r Nora Glickman --  |t Celeste's heart /  |r Aída Bortnik --  |t Remebrances of things future /  |r Mario Szichman --  |t Inside my dirty head : the holocaust /  |r Moacyr Scliar --  |t Love /  |r Clarice Lispector --  |t His moment of glory /  |r Samuel Rawet --  |t The conversion /  |r Isaac Goldemberg --  |t Papa's friends /  |r Elisa Lerner --  |t Kindergarten /  |r Victor Perera --  |t Bottles /  |r Alcina Lubitch Domecq --  |t Canillas de leche /  |r David Unger --  |t Genealogies /  |r Margo Glantz --  |t The invisible hour /  |r Esther Seligson --  |t In the name of his name /  |r Angelina Muñiz-Huberman --  |t The death of Yankos /  |r Ilan Stavans --  |t Emma Zunz /  |r Jorge Luis Borges --  |t Death and the compass /  |r Jorge Luis Borges --  |t The secret miracle /  |r Jorge Luis Borges. 
520 |a Most readers north of the Rio Grande are not aware that waves of immigrants have created an ethnically diverse culture in Latin America, a mosaic of particular visions and voices that includes a cohesive Jewish community with roots in Eastern Europe and as far back as pre-Columbian Spain. In this unique anthology, Ilan Stavans - who is at home both in Jewish and Latino cultures - introduces us to engaging writers, the histories of the different communities in which they emerged, their literary tradition and cultural predicament. 
520 8 |a Organized from a geographic and historical perspective, Tropical Synagogues includes stories by acclaimed and new voices - some appearing in English for the first time. We encounter the beginnings of the Jewish literary tradition on the continent in the work of Alberto Gerchunoff, who immigrated to Argentina during the late nineteenth century and influenced future generations of writers such as Isidoro Blaisten, German Rozenmacher, Gerardo Mario Goloboff, and Mario Szichman. Stories also appear by celebrated writers such as Moacyr Scliar, Clarice Lispector, Isaac Goldemberg, and Victor Perera, who may be more familiar to English-speaking readers. Another vital part of this tradition are the innovative women writers who have been a major force in the development of Latin American fiction, represented here by Alicia Steimberg, Nora Glickman, Aida Bortnik, Margo Glantz, Esther Seligson, Elisa Lerner, Angelina Muniz-Huberman, and Alicia Lubitch Domecq. 
520 8 |a The image of the "tropical synagogue" evokes the collective voice and imagination that come to life on the pages of this book. Conjuring a fantastic synthesis of the Old and New World, tradition and exoticism, sensuality and metaphysics, it is a telling metaphor for the little known but compelling short fiction collected here. 
530 |a Also issued online. 
650 0 |a Short stories, Latin American  |v Translations into English.  |0 sh2010113045 
650 0 |a Latin American fiction  |x Jewish authors  |v Translations into English.  |0 sh 85074924  
650 0 |a Latin American fiction  |y 20th century  |v Translations into English.  |0 sh2009128888 
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700 1 |a Gerchunoff, Alberto,  |d 1883-1950.  |0 n 83175034  
700 1 |a Blaisten, Isidoro,  |d 1933-2004.  |0 n 84125304  
700 1 |a Steimberg, Alicia,  |d 1933-  |0 n 86848420  
700 1 |a Rozenmacher, Germán,  |d 1936-1971.  |0 n 85819383  
700 1 |a Goloboff, Gerardo Mario,  |d 1939-  |0 nr 89000925  
700 1 |a Nora Glickman. 
700 1 |a Bortnik, Aída.  |0 n 82124666  
700 1 |a Szichman, Mario.  |0 n 82036466  
700 1 |a Scliar, Moacyr.  |0 n 50004784  
700 1 |a Lispector, Clarice.  |0 n 50051357  
700 1 |a Rawet, Samuel.  |0 n 81125328  
700 1 |a Goldemberg, Isaac,  |d 1945-  |0 n 85097148  
700 1 |a Perera, Victor,  |d 1934-2003.  |0 n 82004969  
700 1 |a Alcina Lubitch Domecq. 
700 1 |a Unger, David,  |d 1950-  |0 n 84038709  
700 1 |a Glantz, Margo.  |0 n 81103086  
700 1 |a Seligson, Esther,  |d 1941-2010.  |0 n 88603239  
700 1 |a Muñiz-Huberman, Angelina,  |d 1936-  |0 n 86800004  
700 1 |a Borges, Jorge Luis,  |d 1899-1986.  |0 n 79007035  
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