Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. On Dialoguing with History, Alternative Pasts, and the Archives; Chapter 2. Other Alternative Histories; Chapter 3. On Spatial Distances, Nostalgia, and the Diasporic Notion; Chapter 4. On Other Differences: The Personal Perspective Rev; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
Summary
This book offers to rethink identities within contemporary Judeo-Argentinean fiction by dealing with the transforming notion of Jewishness and of national identity in Argentina. It focuses on the dialogue (and confrontation) between the narrative text and the imaginary national space it questions. By reviewing the new material conditions within Argentina and its diasporic communities, this book imposes a new reflection on what Judeo-Argentinean fiction is all about. It reflects on the shifting notion of identity, abandoning traditional definitions, in order to rather analyze how feelings of al