King David's Harp: Autobiographical Essays by Jewish Latin American Writers

Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press , 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A fine contribution to the series, Jewish Latin America series. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out. Contributions by the editor, and "A Jewish Gaucho," by Alberto Gerchunoff; "Family Trees," by Margo Glantz; "Boredom Is the Worst of the Sins," by Marcos Aguinis; "Death, Exile Inheritance," by Angelina Muniz-Huberman; "A Centaur in the Garden," by Moacyr Scliar; "Recollections of a Criolla Zionist," by Alicia Freilich de Segal; "Natural Instincts," by Jose Kozer; "Blows to the Heart," by Ricardo Feierstein; "The Discovery of Life and Language at an Early Age," by Ariel Dorfman; "Life in Installments," by Isaac Goldemberg; "Distorted Words, Distorted Images, Broken Languages," by Mario Szichman; "Resume Raisonne," by Alcina Lubitch Domecq; "Through a Field of Stars, I Remember," by Marjorie Agosin; "Juban America," by Ruth Behar; "Lost in Translation," by Ilan Stavans. xxx + 260 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.