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Singer's Typewriter and Mine
Ilan Stavans
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Description for Singer's Typewriter and Mine
Paperback. Stavans interweaves his own experience with that of other Jewish writers and thinkers to explore modern Jewish culture across the boundaries of language and nation Series: Texts and Contexts. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 570.
A cultural critic of extraordinary erudition, encyclopedic knowledge, and boundless curiosity, Ilan Stavans, an Ashkenazic Jew who grew up in Mexico, negotiates wildly varied topics as effortlessly and deftly as he manages the multiple perspectives of a dual national, religious, and ethnic identity. In Singer’s Typewriter and Mine, a follow-up to The Inveterate Dreamer (Nebraska, 2001), Stavans interweaves his own experience with that of other Jewish writers and thinkers, past and present, to explore modern Jewish culture across the boundaries of language and nation. Juxtaposing the personal and the analytical, these essays and conversations take up the oeuvres of Isaac Bashevis ... Read more
A cultural critic of extraordinary erudition, encyclopedic knowledge, and boundless curiosity, Ilan Stavans, an Ashkenazic Jew who grew up in Mexico, negotiates wildly varied topics as effortlessly and deftly as he manages the multiple perspectives of a dual national, religious, and ethnic identity. In Singer’s Typewriter and Mine, a follow-up to The Inveterate Dreamer (Nebraska, 2001), Stavans interweaves his own experience with that of other Jewish writers and thinkers, past and present, to explore modern Jewish culture across the boundaries of language and nation. Juxtaposing the personal and the analytical, these essays and conversations take up the oeuvres of Isaac Bashevis ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Series
Texts and Contexts
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803271364
SKU
V9780803271364
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About Ilan Stavans
Ilan Stavans is the Lewis-Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College.
Reviews for Singer's Typewriter and Mine
“In short, Stavans is an old-fashioned intellectual, a brilliant interpreter of his triple heritage—Jewish, Mexican, and American.”—Henry Louis Gates Jr. "Stavans's charming and erudite prose will draw in even those unfamiliar with his subjects."—Publishers Weekly starred review "[Singer's Typewriter and Mine is an] eye-opening book-lover's book."—Ray Olson, Booklist "This major collection of Ilan Stavans's shorter writings confirms his place as ... Read more