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

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

Author: Debora Cordeiro Rosa

Publisher: Lexington Books

Published: 2012-04-19

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 0739172980

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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.