The Jewish Gauchos of the Pampas

by Alberto Gerchunoff, Prudencio de Pereda

Overview

Jewish Latin American literature in Spanish begins with The Jewish Gauchos of the Pampas, a series of vignettes about shtetl life in Argentina first published in 1910 and now available for the first time in an English-language paperback edition as the inaugural volume in the new Jewish Latin America series. Praised for its depiction of how two entirely different cultures could coexist in a symbiotic relationship, Jewish Gauchos was written about a decade after Jewish immigration to Argentina began in earnest. The author, a major figure in Argentine literature, was a great influence on Borges.

"Alberto Gerchunoff was an indisputable writer. . . [He] handled with equal ease the oral and written languages; in his books one finds the fluidity of the good 'conversador,' and his conversation (I can still hear him) is marked by generous and infallible literary precision."—Jorge Luis Borges

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826317674
Publisher:	University of New Mexico Press
Publication date:	01/01/1998
Series:	Jewish Latin America Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	179
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.41(d)
Lexile:	1060L (what's this?)

About the Author

Alberto Gerchunoff (1884-1950) emigrated to Argentina from Russia.

Editorial Reviews

""The Jewish Gauchos," is a wonderful series of snippets of colonial life."

"A page-turner, this collection of charming stories is highly recommended for Jews and non-Jews alike."

""The Jewish Gauchos, is a wonderful series of snippets of colonial life."

From the Publisher

English translation copyright 1955, renewed 1983, now reprinted with a new foreword. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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