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Leaving
by Sergio Gabriel Waisman
Paperback, 220 Pages, Published 2004 by Hurricane
ISBN-13: 978-0-932367-11-2, ISBN: 0-932367-11-9

"Leaving is a literary novel that traces the story of three migrations: a Jewish family's move from Poland to Argentina (between the two World Wars); part of that family's exit from Argentina to the United States (during the political upheavals of the 1970s); and the contemporary travels of the protagonist (the inheritor of all previous migrations) and his American girlfriend (and later fiancée) in the United States. The family memories ..."






Glimmer Train Stories
Number 39
by Gerard Varni, Paul Rawlins, Aaron Cohenk, Charles Baxter, Anne Pancake, Sergio Gabriel Waisman, Siobhan Dowd, Randolph Thomas, Rita Costello, Mark Rader, U. Lu Zaw., Tiffany Drever, Susan Burmeister-Brown, B. Swanson-Davies
Paperback, 168 Pages, Published 2001 by Glimmer Train Pr Inc
ISBN-13: 978-1-880966-38-9, ISBN: 1-880966-38-7

"An anthology of new short fiction by award-winning and emerging authors, this intimate collection celebrates writing and honors the writer. The editors-two sisters from Oregon-choose stories that are beautifully written, readable, and emotionally affecting. Each collection is also visually satisfying with handsome cover art and story illustrations, and unusual author profiles. Excerpts can be found at glimmertrain.com, but please ..."






Dreams and Realities(1st Edition)
Selected Fiction of Juana Manuela Gorriti (Library of Latin America)
by Juana Manuela Gorriti, Francine Masiello, Sergio Waisman, Sergio Gabriel Waisman
Paperback, 306 Pages, Published 2003 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-511738-7, ISBN: 0-19-511738-7

"One of the most dramatic figures among Latin America's romantic writers and the distinguished woman writer of her century, Juana Manuela Gorriti brings passion and intrigue to the scene of writing. An exile from her native Argentina who sought refuge first in Bolivia and then in Peru, her lifetime of travel and displacement is echoed in her fictions. Her short stories tell of homelessness and nomadic yearnings, taking the reader from th ..."






Dreams and Realities(1st Edition)
Selected Fiction of Juana Manuela Gorriti (Library of Latin America)
by Juana Manuela Gorriti, Francine Masiello, Sergio Waisman, Sergio Gabriel Waisman
Hardcover, 306 Pages, Published 2003 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-511737-0, ISBN: 0-19-511737-9

"One of the most dramatic figures among Latin America's romantic writers and the distinguished woman writer of her century, Juana Manuela Gorriti brings passion and intrigue to the scene of writing. An exile from her native Argentina who sought refuge first in Bolivia and then in Peru, her lifetime of travel and displacement is echoed in her fictions. Her short stories tell of homelessness and nomadic yearnings, taking the reader from th ..."






Dreams and Realities
Selected Fiction of Juana Manuela Gorriti
by Juana Manuela Gorriti, Sergio Gabriel Waisman, Francine Masiello
Published 2003
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-518428-0, ISBN: 0-19-518428-9






Dreams and Realities
Selected Fiction of Juana Manuela Gorriti by Juana Manuela Gorriti, Sergio Gabriel Waisman and Francine Masiello
by Juana Manuela Gorriti, Sergio Gabriel Waisman, Francine Masiello
306 Pages, Published 2003 by Oxford University Press, Usa
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-972869-5, ISBN: 0-19-972869-0

"In a style that surely recalls the journeys of exile suffered in life by Juana Manuela Gorriti, Hernán and the luckless Rosa are banished from protection by law. Greed, dating from colonial times, continues to drive their misfortune. This impasse is often resolved as a conflict of tongues. Rosa is swayed by the deceptive language of the colonial elite and so rejects Hernán; in turn, Hernán is persuaded by rumors of an African slave ..."

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