Product Description: A radical re-reading of Alberto Gerchunoff's Los Gauchos Judios is a classical immigrant saga about early-20th-century agricultural colonies founded in Argentina by persecuted Eastern European Jews.

'Reprint, with minor changes, of the 1955 translation of Gerchunoff's 1910 classic volume about Jewish immigrants in rural Argentina. Twenty-six vignettes, with some inter-related characters, tell stories of customs, love, death, religion, prejudice, andassimilation. Skillful translation captures bilingual (Spanish-Yiddish) flavor of original. Stavans' essay provides useful historical and literary background'--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.http://www.loc.gov/hlas/

'Translations of 20 stories by 12 writers, including immigrants, first (b. early-20th century) and second (b. 1930s-40s) generation. Variety of styles and subjects, some treating Jewish life and culture. Useful historical introduction by Gardiol; biographical page on each author; bibliography. Well-chosen stories and generally good translations'--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.http://www.loc.gov/hlas/