The Silver Candelabra & Other Stories: A Century of Jewish Argentine Literature: A Century of Argentine Jewish Literature - Brossura

9780935480887: The Silver Candelabra & Other Stories: A Century of Jewish Argentine Literature: A Century of Argentine Jewish Literature

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0935480889 ISBN 13: 9780935480887

Casa editrice: Latin Amer Literary Review Pr, 1997

"Translations of 20 stories by 12 writers, including immigrants, first (b. early-20th century) and second (b. 1930s-40s) generation. Variety of styles and subjects, some treating Jewish life and culture. Useful historical introduction by Gardiol; biographical page on each author; bibliography. Well-chosen stories and generally good translations"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.http://www.loc.gov/hlas/

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L'autore:

Rita Gardiol is a professor emerita of Spanish, a former chairperson of the foreign language department of Ball State University, an editor, and a translator. She is the author of Argentina's Jewish Short Story Writers. She lives in Columbia, South Carolina.

Product Description:

The Silver Candelabra and Other Stories offers a poignant and revealing look at the Jewish experience in Argentina. Twelve authors present the struggle to create an identity for themselves in a new country and maintain it through successive generations. The inclusion of a preface by Darrell B. Lockhart and an extensive bibliography make this anthology an excellent academic resource and ideal for classroom use.

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