Fiction

El baile de la abuela muerta (Dead grandma's dance)

by Elina Malamud

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A hundred years of history from two branches of a Jewish family, set against the backdrop of Tsarist Russia, from the early 19th century to their migration to Argentina in the early 20th century. It's not just the tradition of the Jews from Eastern Europe, but a vivid portrayal of the characters that inhabited this complex and diverse society of declining nobility, gypsies, and Bolsheviks. Clandestine loves, uprisings, and persecutions are described with nostalgic detail, alongside an unexpected display of Hasidic humor and magic.

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Author Biography

Elina Malamud (Avellaneda, 1947) holds a degree in Literature Education from the University of Buenos Aires and is a writer and journalist. Among her published works are the travel narratives "Los pueblos del ámbar" (Txalaparta, 2004) and "Selva" (Laertes, 2006), as well as several editions of "Macanudo," the first teaching manual for the Spanish of the Río de la Plata for foreigners. She has also written numerous journalistic articles, notably for "Página 12" and "El Cohete a la Luna".

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