Oy, Caramba!: An Anthology of Jewish Stories from Latin America

Synopsis

Introduction / By Ilan Stavans -- Argentina. Camacho's Wedding Feast / Alberto Gerchunoff, Translated From The Spanish By Prudencio De Pereda -- In Honor Of Yom Kippur / Samuel Rollansky, Translated From The Yiddish By Alan Astro -- A Man And His Parrot / José Rabinovich, Translated From The Yiddish By Debbie Nathan -- Innocent Spirit / Alicia Steinberg, Translated From The Spanish By Andrea G. Labinger -- Celeste's Heart / Aída Bortnik, Translated From The Spanish By Alberto Manguel -- Remembraces Of Things Future / Mario Szichman, Translated From The Spanish By Iván Zatz -- A Nice Boy From A Good Family -- Ana María Shúa, Translated From The Spanish By Andrea G. Labinger -- The Closed Coffin / Marcelo Birmajer, Translated From The Spanish By Sharon Wood -- Colombia. Temptation / Salomón Bbriansky, Translated From The Yiddish By Moisés Mermelstein -- Chile. Solomon Licht / Yoyne Obodovski, Translated From The Yiddish By Moisés Mermelstein -- Asylum / Ariel Dorfman -- Peru. The Conversion / Isaac Goldemberg, Translated From The Spanish By Hardie St. Martin -- Mexico. Genealogies / Margo Glantz, Translated From The Spanish By Susan Basnett -- From Like A Bride / Rosa Nissán, Translated From The Spanish By Dick Gerdes -- In The Name Of The Name / Angelina Muníz-huberman, Translated From The Spanish By Lois Parkinson Zamora -- The Invisible Hour / Esther Seligson, Translated From The Spanish By Ilan Stavans -- Xerox Man / Ilan Stavans -- Uruguay. The Bar Mitzvah Speech / Salomon Zytner, Translated From The Yiddish By Debbie Nathan -- Venezuela. Papa's Friends / Elisa Lerner, Translated From The Spanish By Amy Prince -- From Claper / Alicia Freilich, Translated From The Spanish By Joan E. Friedman -- Cuba. Jesus / Pinkhes Berniker, Translated From The Yiddish By Alan Aastro -- Guatemala. Bottles / Alcina Lubitch Domecq, Translated From The Spanish By Ilan Stavans -- Kindergarten / Victor Perera --^ Brazil. Love / Clarice Lispector, Translated From The Portuguese By Giovanni Ponteiro -- Inside My Dirty Head: The Holcaust / Moacyr Scliar, Translated From The Portuguese By Eloah P. Giacomelli -- Appendix: The Mythical Jew: Jorge Luis Borges / Emma Zunz -- Jorge Luis Borges / Translated From The Spanish By Donald A. Yates -- Death And The Compass / Jorge Luis Borges, Translated From The Spanish By Donald A. Yates -- The Secret Miracle / Jorge Luis Borges, Translated From The Spanish By Harriet De Onís. Ilan Stavans [editor]. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 317-329).