Language:
English
Year of publication:
1984
Titel der Quelle:
Modern Jewish Studies Annual
Angaben zur Quelle:
5 (1984) 64-71
Keywords:
Viñas, David
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Jews Fiction
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Jews in literature
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Antisemitism in literature
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Jewish literature History and criticism 20th century
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Spanish literature Jewish authors
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Spanish literature
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Antisemitism Fiction
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Pogroms
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Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Abstract:
David Viñas is an Argentinian Jewish writer. His novel, published in 1966, portrays events during the "Tragic Week" of 7-14 January 1919 in Buenos Aires. Following violent clashes with the police in the streets during a workers' strike, the Jews were accused of plotting to establish a Bolshevik regime in Argentina. The Church, which viewed the Jew as a diabolical agent of change, also incited the populace, and a full-scale pogrom broke out. States that Viñas' main interest in his book lies in his depiction of the protagonist, Camilo Pizarro, who represents the fascist well-born youth of Argentina.
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