Yiddish South of the Border

An Anthology of Latin American Yiddish Writing
Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-0-8263-2348-4
Verlag: University of New Mexico Press

Buch, Englisch, 212 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 147 mm x 221 mm, Gewicht: 413 g

Alan Astro has compiled the first anthology of Latin American Yiddish writings translated into English. Included are works of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Uruguay, and Cuba, with one brief memoir by a Russian rabbi who arrived in San Antonio, Texas, in 1910. Literature has always served as a refuge for Yiddish speakers, and the Yiddish literature of Latin America reflects the writers' assertions of their political rights. The book features a fascinating assortment of peddlers and moneylenders.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Astro, Alan

Über Autor(innen)

Alan Astro is a professor in the Modern Languages and Literatures Department, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas.