Language:
English
Year of publication:
2021
Titel der Quelle:
Jewish Literatures and Cultures in Southeastern Europe
Angaben zur Quelle:
(2021) 329-344
Keywords:
Wagenstein, Angel
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Jewish authors Biography
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Bulgarian fiction Jewish authors
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History and criticism
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Motion pictures
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Jews in literature
Abstract:
In this paper, I present the work of Bulgarian scriptwriter and novelist Angel Wagenstein (b. 1922), with a specific focus on his triptych composed of the novels Isaac’s Torah (1998), Far from Toledo (2002) and Farewell, Shanghai (2004) and on the movie Stars (1959), all dealing with Jewish topics. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of the motif of the experience of the Jewish diaspora in the broader Eurasian space, with related issues of multiethnic coexistence and multicultural legacy, and to the author’s sensibility towards questions of minority communities’ inclusion and exclusion.
DOI:
10.7767/9783205212904.329
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