Trauma, Memory and Identity in Five Jewish Novels from the Southern Cone

Informationen zum Autor By Debora Cordeiro Rosa Klappentext The Jewish presence in Latin America has produced a remarkable body of literature that gives voice to the fascinating experience of Jews in Latin American lands. This book explores how trauma and memory influence the formation of Jewish identity for the fictional Jewish characters of five novels written by Jewish authors born in the Southern Cone. Zusammenfassung The Jewish presence in Latin America has produced a remarkable body of literature that gives voice to the fascinating experience of Jews in Latin American lands. This book explores how trauma and memory influence the formation of Jewish identity for the fictional Jewish characters of five novels written by Jewish authors born in the Southern Cone.

Autorentext

Debora Cordeiro Rosa was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil and has been living in the United States since 1998. She got her Ph.D. in Latin American Literature at Florida State University in 2005 and is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Modern Languages at University of Central Florida in Orlando.

Klappentext

The Jewish presence in Latin America has produced a remarkable body of literature that gives voice to the fascinating experience of Jews in Latin American lands. This book explores how trauma and memory influence the formation of Jewish identity for the fictional Jewish characters of five novels written by Jewish authors born in the Southern Cone.

Inhalt

Introduction Chapter1: History of Immigration to the Southern Cone Countries Argentina Brazil Chile Paraguay Uruguay Chapter 2: Perfumes de Cartago by Teresa Porzecanski - Uruguay Chapter 3: Para siempre en mi memoria by Sonia Guralnik - Chile Chapter 4: Barrio Palestina by Susana Gertopan - Paraguay Chapter 5: O Terceiro Testamento by Francisco Dzialovsky - Brazil Chapter 6: No tan distinto by Marcelo Birmajer - Argentina Conclusion