The Disappearance

A Novella and Stories
Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-0-8101-5192-5
Verlag: Northwestern University Press

Buch, Englisch, 130 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 128 mm x 211 mm, Gewicht: 195 g

Hailed as one of the most important Hispanic writers of his generation, Ilan Stavans is a celebrated storyteller whose work has been translated into a dozen languages and has garnered numerous international awards. ""The Disappearance: A Novella and Stories"" contains three masterful gems. The novella, ""Morirse esta en hebreo,"" is a thought-provoking meditation on continuity and tradition among Mexican Jews; ""Xerox Man"" is an intriguing story about a book thief with a bizarre theological obsession; and the title story, ""The Disappearance,"" is the resonant tale of a Belgian actor who kidnaps himself in an attempt to respond to neo-Nazi groups. Together, these three pieces offer an unforeseen vista of Jewish-Hispanic relations and confirm Stavans' reputation as an original literary voice.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stavans, Ilan

Über Autor(innen)

Ilan Stavans is Lewis-Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture and Five-College Fortieth Anniversary Professor at Amherst College. He is the author of Bandido: The Death and Resurrection of Oscar ""Zeta"" Acosta and the editor of A Luis Leal Reader, both published by Northwestern University Press.