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Book of Memories by Ana María Shua (1998, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of New Mexico Press

ISBN-100826319491

ISBN-139780826319494

eBay Product ID (ePID)839172

Product Key Features

Book TitleBook of Memories

Number of Pages192 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicJewish

Publication Year1998

IllustratorYes

GenreLiterary Criticism

AuthorAna María Shua

Book SeriesJewish Latin America Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight9.2 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN98-024321

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Dewey Decimal863

SynopsisBorn in Buenos Aires in 1951, Ana Maria Shua is one of the most exciting and prolific young Latin American Jewish writers. She published her first book at the age of sixteen; since then she has published thirteen books, including nonfiction, novels, short stories, and children's books. The Book of Memories , originally published in Spanish in 1994, is a humorous yet moving exploration of a Jewish family's history, as seen through the eyes of three generations of women. The story begins with Grandfather Gedalia leaving Poland with forged papers to escape the army and sailing to Argentina, the "other America." Sometimes charming, sometimes stingy, this patriarchal figure, a peddler and sometime moneylender, heads a clan that includes, among others, the feisty and foul-mouthed Aunt Judith and Uncle Silvester, a seducer of young girls who has such high principles that he turns himself in after missing the Argentine police raid on his socialist printing press. From the assorted perspectives of these and other characters, this tale of Jewish immigrants explores life in Argentina, the role of women, and the power and the limits of machismo and nationalism.

LC Classification NumberPQ7798.29.H8L5313