"Winner of the Premio Iberoamericano Book Award in 1997 (Spanish Edition) What form does the crisis of modernity take in Latin America when societies are politically demobilized and there is no revolutionary agenda in sight? How does postmodern criticism reflect on enlightenment and utopia in a region marked by incomplete modernization, new waves of privatization, great masses of excluded peoples, and profound sociocultural heterogeneit ..."
"In the tradition of her critically acclaimed memoir of her mother, "A Cross and a Star," Marjorie Agosin traces the life story of her father, Moises Agosin, a doctor, scientist, and classical pianist whose life reflects the lives of so many Jews of his generation, who were destined to be always refugees, always "others"always from somewhere else. In the search for her father's origins, Agosin reaches into the past to the story of her gr ..."
"The best-known work of Chilean writer Ana Vasquez is preoccupied with political
violence, state-sanctioned terrorism, and its effect on families. In the story "The
Sign of the Star," written especially for this anthology, Vasquez deals with another
kind of violence and the damage it wreaks. She captures the feeling of what it can
mean to be Jewish in Latin America through the innocent and vulnerable
presence of a little boy. The st ..."
"In the tradition of her critically acclaimed memoir of her mother, A Cross and a Star, Marjorie Agosín traces the life story of her father, Moisés Agosín, a doctor, scientist, and classical pianist whose life reflects the lives of so many Jews of his generation, who were destined to be always refugees, always “others”—always from somewhere else. In the search for her father’s origins, Agosín reaches into the past to the story of her gr ..."
"For the first time, the work of contemporary Jewish women writers from throughout Latin America is gathered together in one captivating collection. These twenty-two stories are by such internationally acclaimed writers as Brazilian Clarice Lispector and Mexican Margo Glantz, along with many writers here introduced to English-speaking readers."
"Winner of the Premio Iberoamericano Book Award in 1997 (Spanish Edition)What form does the crisis of modernity take in Latin America when societies are politically demobilized and there is no revolutionary agenda in sight? How does postmodern criticism reflect on enlightenment and utopia in a region marked by incomplete modernization, new waves of privatization, great masses of excluded peoples, and profound sociocultural heterogeneity? ..."
""Carmen Lyra's marvelous trickster tales wake the reader to a sharper understanding of 20th-century history. Lyra's stories and sketches--characterized by a sharp wit, wonderfully audacious candor and wry humor--help us reimagine the map of the Western Hemisphere."--Valerie Miner, University of Minnesota"Carmen Lyra is one of many Central American women writers who were significant players in literary, intellectual, and political circle ..."