02235nam 2200541 a 450 991096019480332120200520144314.09780813552262081355226510.36019/9780813552262(CKB)2670000000159750(Au-PeEL)EBL861450(CaPaEBR)ebr10535572(CaONFJC)MIL383919(OCoLC)777375650(MiAaPQ)EBC861450(DE-B1597)530006(DE-B1597)9780813552262(EXLCZ)99267000000015975020110314d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrReturn to Centro historico a Mexican Jew looks for his roots /Ilan Stavans1st ed.New Brunswick, N.J. Rutgers University Pressc2011154 p. illBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780813551913 0813551919 Includes bibliographical references.I am a rooster -- Tomato Jew -- The tourist -- Centro historico -- Paisanos -- La Juderia -- My face -- I am dead.Inspired by a stirring e-mail exchange with his father, award-winning essayist and cultural commentator , Ilan Stavans decided to do something bizarre: revisit his hometown, Mexico City, accompanied by a tour guide.  With the same linguistic verve and insight that has made him one of the most distinguished voices in American literature today, Ilan Stavans invites readers along for a personal journey that is not only his own, but that of an entire culture. Return to Centro Hist#65533;rico makes it possible for readers to understand the intimate role that Jews have played in the devleopment of Hispanic civilzation.JewsMexicoMexico CityBiographyMexico City (Mexico)BiographyJews305.892/407253092BStavans Ilan553432MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910960194803321Return to Centro historico4347468UNINA