Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The riddle of Cantinflas The riddle of Cantinflas Ilan Stavans "A collection of essays on kitsch and high art in the Americas makes a return with thirteen new colorful conversations that deliver Stavans's trademark wit and provocative analysis. The collection ha… OL16694966W
The Oxford book of Latin American essays The Oxford book of Latin American essays Ilan Stavans "Seventy-seven essays - only 12 by women - include works written in Spanish and Portuguese between 1849 (Bello) and 1994 (Subcomandante Marcos). The broad definition of essay allows for inclusion of … OL18165607W
Reclaiming travel Reclaiming travel Ilan Stavans Ilan Stavans and Joshua Ellison's Reclaiming Travel is a provocative meditation on the meaning of travel in the twenty-first century. Eschewing tourism, Stavans and Ellison urge for a rethinking of c… OL20007727W
Resurrecting Hebrew Resurrecting Hebrew Ilan Stavans Here is the stirring story of how Hebrew was rescued from the fate of a dead language to become the living tongue of a modern nation. Ilan Stavans's quest begins with a dream featuring a beautiful wo… OL2726880W