Contemporary Jewish Writing in Brazil (eBook, PDF)

An Anthology
Redaktion: Vieira, Nelson H. / Übersetzer: Vieira, Nelson H.

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Produktbeschreibung

Contemporary Jewish Writing in Brazil showcases a diverse range of modern Jewish writers from one of South America's most vibrant, multicultural communities. Brazil's population is largely Catholic; its Jewish population today numbers about 120,000 mostly upwardly mobile Jews living in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and Porto Alegre. Brazilian Jewish writers often use the testimonial and fantastic modes of Latin American literature to expose anti-Semitism, explore the challenges and opportunities for the Jewish diaspora in South America, and reexamine historical and cultural connections to the Old World. This anthology features the work of such internationally recognized figures as Moacyr Scliar and Clarice Lispector, including two early stories by Lispector that have never before appeared in English translation. Of special note are Samuel Rawet, the father of modern Jewish writing in Brazil; Alberto Dines, a prominent public and literary figure in the 1970s and 1980s; and more recently acclaimed writers such as Cintia Moscovich.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Nebraska
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780803226968
• Artikelnr.: 55972684

Autorenporträt

Nelson H. Vieira is a professor in the Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies and the Department of Judaic Studies at Brown University. He is the editor and translator of Samuel Rawet's The Prophet and Other Stories and the author of Jewish Voices in Brazilian Literature: A Prophetic Discourse of Alterity.   Contributors: Bernardo Ajzenberg, Roney Cytrynowicz, Alberto Dines, Francisco Dzialovsky, Judith Grossmann, Jacó Guinsburg, Marcos Iolovitch, Paulo Jacob, Esther Largman, Jaime Lerner, Eliezer Levin, Clarice Lispector, Elisa Lispector, Samuel Malamud, Cíntia Moscovich, Rosa Palatnik, Samuel Rawet, Samuel Reibscheid, Sônia Rosenblatt, Moacyr Scliar, and Amália Zeitel.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
Interview with Moacyr Scliar
Marcos Iolovitch
      Excerpts from On a Clear April Morning
Clarice Lispector
      Passage
      Me and Jimmy
Elisa Lispector
      Excerpt from In Exile
      Out of Sheer Despair
Jacó Guinsburg
      Miriam
      Figures in the Darkness
Samuel Rawet
      Christmas without Christ
      Moira
Rosa Palatnik
      Two Mothers
Judith Grossmann
      Mrs. Büchern in Lebenswald
Alberto Dines
      Excerpts from Death in Paradise: The Tragedy of Stefan Zweig
Sônia Rosenblatt
      Excerpts from Clouded Memories
Samuel Malamud
      Excerpt from Stops in Time
Francisco Dzialovsky
      Excerpt from The Third Testament
Eliezer Levin
      New York, New York
      A Schoolmaster's Requiem
      The Seed from Safed
      The Tenth Man
      Mr. Samuel
Paulo Jacob
      Excerpts from A Patch of Moonlight Fell on the Jungle
Amália Zeitel
      Strawberries with Cream
Esther Largman
      Excerpt from Polish Girls
Bernardo Ajzenberg
      Excerpt from Goldstein & Camargo
Roney Cytrynowicz
      The Secret Life of the Clocks
      Shed II
Samuel Reibscheid
      My Name Is Job
Moacyr Scliar
      In the Bosom of Abraham
      The Children of the Androgyne
      The Necrologists
Jaime Lerner
      Legacy
Cíntia Moscovich
      Sheine Meidale
Acknowledgments