The Jewish Gauchos of the Pampas

By: Alberto Gerchunoff, Prudencio de Pereda (Translator)

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Paperback | 30 January 1998

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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

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

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Foreword
Prologue
In the Beginning	p. 1
The Poet	p. 5
The Anthem	p. 11
The Sad and Lonely One	p. 17
The First Furrow	p. 27
Fresh Milk	p. 29
The Shower	p. 33
The Siesta	p. 35
The New Immigrants	p. 41
Threshing Wheat	p. 45
The Plundered Orchard	p. 49
The Song of Songs	p. 53
Lamentations	p. 57
The Story of Miryam	p. 61
The Herdsman	p. 65
The Death of Reb Saul	p. 71
The Owl	p. 75
Camacho's Wedding Feast	p. 81
A Social Call	p. 93
Witches	p. 99
Divorce	p. 107
The Case of the Stolen Horse	p. 113
Revolution	p. 119
The Old Colonist	p. 127
The Miraculous Doctor	p. 133
The Silver Candelabra	p. 147
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