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Goodbye Evil Eye

Gloria Devidas Kirchheimer

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The stories revolve around the tensions between Sephardic Jews and US urban life. With their superstitions, myths, and contradictions, the characters fight to retain the old ways or struggle to free themselves of them, sometimes with bizarre consequences: a female corporate executive agrees to perform the evil eye exorcism to rid her mother of depression; a father impersonates his son as a job applicant; a woman's belief that she is descended from Christopher Columbus colours her life. The life of the Sephardim has hardly been noted in American fiction. This collection will reveal to the public some exotic yet familiar characters. Kirchheimer's stories address the particular experiences of women, immigrants, and Jews in a pluralistic society, while at the same time assuming universal coloration and stature.

Language: English

Pages: 176

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Holmes & Meier Publishers

Release: August 01, 2000

ISBN: 0841914044

ISBN 13: 9780841914049

Goodbye Evil Eye

Gloria Devidas Kirchheimer

2.5/5 ( ratings)

The stories revolve around the tensions between Sephardic Jews and US urban life. With their superstitions, myths, and contradictions, the characters fight to retain the old ways or struggle to free themselves of them, sometimes with bizarre consequences: a female corporate executive agrees to perform the evil eye exorcism to rid her mother of depression; a father impersonates his son as a job applicant; a woman's belief that she is descended from Christopher Columbus colours her life. The life of the Sephardim has hardly been noted in American fiction. This collection will reveal to the public some exotic yet familiar characters. Kirchheimer's stories address the particular experiences of women, immigrants, and Jews in a pluralistic society, while at the same time assuming universal coloration and stature.

Language: English

Pages: 176

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Holmes & Meier Publishers

Release: August 01, 2000

ISBN: 0841914044

ISBN 13: 9780841914049

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