The Jewish Gauchos of the Pampas - Gerchunoff, Alberto

The Jewish Gauchos of the Pampas by Gerchunoff, Alberto

Format: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Published by Abelard-Schuman, 1959

Jewish Latin American literature in Spanish begins with The Jewish Gauchos of the Pampas, a series of vignettes about shtetl life in Argentina first published in 1910. Praised for its depiction of how two entirely different cultures could coexist in a symbiotic relationship, Jewish Gauchos was written about a decade after Jewish immigration to Argentina began in earnest. The author, a major figure in Argentine literature, was a great influence on Borges.