Description

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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.

About the Author

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Debora Cordeiro Rosa was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil and has been living in the United States since 1998. She got her Ph.D. in Latin American Literature at Florida State University in 2005 and is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Modern Languages at University of Central Florida in Orlando.