Reading Jewish literature becomes a stimulating journey; Stavans jumps from one author to another without clinging to either time or space.
Ilan Stavans is Lewis-Sebring Professor of Humanities, Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College. His books include How Yiddish Changed America and How America Changed Yiddish and Oy, Caramba!: An Anthology of Jewish Stories from Latin American, and he is the editor of The Oxford Book of Jewish Stories. His worked has been translated into twenty languages and has been adapted for film, TV, radio, and theater.