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Here, Ilan Stavans, one of the foremost Latino scholars, collects his best essays into one volume. As a Mexican Jew whose native languages are Yiddish and Spanish, Stavans writes in English to limn the tensions, contradictions, and possibilities within the compex notion of a multi-cultural... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Cesar Chavez: Add a description of this character.
- Octavio Paz
- Cantinflas
- Casey
- Guzman
- Selena
- Borges
- Rodriguez
- Malvina
- Canetti
- Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- Matthiessen
- Yerushalmi
- Kafka
- Don Quixote
- Ramirez
- Cervantes
- Alvarez
- Cisneros
- Benjamin
- Gerchunoff
- Blimunda
- Julio Cortazar
- Morris
- Stoll
- Acosta
- Fujimori
- Puig
- Messeguer
- Brinton
- Alan Garcia
- Carlos Fuentes
- Cabrera Infante
- Plinio
- Lafcadio
- Faulkner
- Moreno Reyes
- Julianillo
- Dora
- Isacovici
- Gianni
- Quevedo
- Macondo
- Charlie Chaplin
- Italo Calvin
Setting & Locations edit
- Mexico City
- United States
- Latin America
- Peru
- Spain
- Europe
- Cuba
- New York City
- Havana
- Rio Grande
- Lima
- California
- Argentina
- Buenos Aires
- Caribbean
- Paris
- Israel
- Bogota
- Colombia
- Rome
- Ecuador
- South America
- Atlantic
- Chile
- Russia
- Puerto Rico
- Texas
- Hollywood
- Ayacucho
- East Los Angeles
- Chiapas
- Germany
- London
- England
- Venezuela
- Betzi
- France
- Guatemala
- Palestine
- Heaven
- Manhattan
- Hispanic America
- Born
- Southwest
- Melchorejo
- Berlin
First Sentence edit
What if yo were you and tu fueras I, Mister?
Authors & Contributors edit
- Ilan Stavans (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 081
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Special Groups › Ethnic Studies
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States › Collections & Readers
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States › Classics
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Special Groups › Minority Studies
- Books › Business & Investing › Skills › Communications
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Sociology
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Essays
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