Ilan Stavans

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I Am of the Tribe of Judah

Poems from Jewish Latin America

Edited by Stephen A. Sadow; Introduction by Ilan Stavans
University of New Mexico Press
  • Copyright year: 2024
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Yiddish South of the Border

An Anthology of Latin American Yiddish Writing

Edited by Alan Astro; Introduction by Ilan Stavans
University of New Mexico Press

Alan Astro's pioneering collection of Latin American Yiddish writings translated into English includes works of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Uruguay, Colombia, and Cuba.

  • Copyright year: 2003
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Oy, Caramba!

An Anthology of Jewish Stories from Latin America

Edited by Ilan Stavans
University of New Mexico Press

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.

  • Copyright year: 2016
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Like a Bride and Like a Mother

By Rosa Nissán; Translated by Dick Gerdes; Introduction by Ilan Stavans
University of New Mexico Press
  • Copyright year: 2002
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The Riddle of Cantinflas

Essays on Hispanic Popular Culture, Revised and Expanded Edition

University of New Mexico Press
  • Copyright year: 2012
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Secrecy and Deceit

The Religion of the Crypto-Jews

By David M. Gitlitz; Introduction by Ilan Stavans
University of New Mexico Press

Comprehensive history of crypto-Jewish beliefs and social customs.

  • Copyright year: 2002
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Casa Mañana

The Morrow Collection of Mexican Popular Arts

Edited by Susan Danly; Introduction by Ilan Stavans
University of New Mexico Press

Provides a detailed look at the political and artistic climate in Mexican-American relations through an examination of the folk art collection amassed by Dwight and Elizabeth Morrow when he was U.S. ambassador to Mexico in the late 1920s.

  • Copyright year: 2002
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The Collected Stories of Moacyr Scliar

By Moacyr Scliar; Translated by Eloah F. Giacomelli; Introduction by Ilan Stavans
University of New Mexico Press

From Brazil's most distinguished and important Jewish writer comes this anthology of powerful stories, bringing a compelling voice of the Jewish Diaspora to the English language.

  • Copyright year: 1999
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The Book of Memories

By Ana María Shua; Translated by Dick Gerdes; Introduction by Ilan Stavans
University of New Mexico Press

The humorous and moving story of three generations of a Jewish family in Argentina.

  • Copyright year: 1998
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