The Scroll and the Cross: A Thousand Years of Jewish-Hispanic Literature (Hardback)

Jews and Latinos have been unlikely partners through tumultuous times. This eclectic book of readings presents the ups and downs of that partnership. It includes some 70 canonical authors, Jews and non-Jews alike, through whose diverse oeuvre - poetry, fiction, theatre, personal and philosophical essays, correspondence, historical documents and even kitchen recipes - the reader is able to navigate the shifting waters of history, from Spain in the 10th century to the Spanish-speaking Americas and the United States at the beginning of the 21st century. The Reader showcases the writings of such notable authors as Solomon ibn Gabirol, Maimonides, Miguel de Cervantes, Henry W. Longfellow, Miguel de Unamuno, Federico Garc a Lorca, Jorge Luis Borges, Jacobo Timerman, Mario Vargas Llosa, Ruth Behar and Ariel Dorfman, to name only a few.