The House of Memory: Stories by Jewish Women Writers of Latin America by Marjori

Description: The House of Memory by Marjorie Agosin, Elizabeth Rosa Horan, Alison Ridley This new edition of The House of Memory revisits the meaning of heritage and home, exploring the experience of losing the familiar to embrace the unknown. While often painful in its examination of antisemitism, this collection of essays embraces the belief that hope and love can triumph over adversity and racism. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This new edition of The House of Memory: Stories by Jewish Women Writers of Latin America revisits the meaning of heritage and home, exploring the experience of losing the familiar to embrace the unknown. While often painful in its examination of antisemitism, this collection of essays embraces the belief that hope and love can triumph over adversity and racism.This collection contains over thirty stories from internationally acclaimed writers, such as Clarice Lispector and Margo Glantz, as well as new voices, with some appearing for the first time in English translations.Although many of the stories are rooted in the Jewish experience and tradition, there is a universal resonance that transcends place, race, gender and religion to speak of matters that are still ever-present to all of us. Author Biography Marjorie Agosin is a poet, essayist, critic and international activist. Raised in Chile, her family moved to the USA to live in exile rather than under Pinochets dictatorship. She is the author of many works, as well as editing several collections of Latin American poetry and prose. She is the winner of the Letras de Oro Prize and the Latino Literature Prize, and is chair of the Spanish department at Wellesley College, USA.Elizabeth Rosa Horan, a former Fulbright scholar, is an essayist, translator and associate professor of English and director of comparative studies in literature at Arizona State University, USA.Alison Ridley is a professor of Spanish at Hollins University, USA. Her scholarly interests include the Spanish playwright Antonio Buero Vallejo, the literature of the Golden Age, and Latin American literature. She is also a translator. Details ISBN1910146730 Pages 306 Publisher Solis Press Year 2022 Translator Alison Ridley ISBN-10 1910146730 ISBN-13 9781910146736 Publication Date 2022-08-01 UK Release Date 2022-08-01 Edition 2nd Format Paperback Imprint Solis Press Place of Publication Tunbridge Wells Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2022-08-01 NZ Release Date 2022-08-01 Author Alison Ridley Subtitle Stories by Jewish Women Writers of Latin America Edited by Marjorie Agosin Edition Description 2nd New edition DEWEY FIC Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:135463300;

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