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The forgetting river : a modern tale of survival, identity, and the Inquisition / Doreen Carvajal |
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| Publisher |
New York : Riverhead Books, 2012 |
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| Phys Descr |
304 pages ; 22 cm |
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Ancient voices -- Living on the brink -- First impressions -- La crisis -- The quest -- The enchantment of fear -- A faithful Andalusian -- An unfaithful Catholic -- Sharp notes -- Clues in the blood -- Forbidden tastes -- Pruning the tree -- There is a season -- El call -- Saving voice -- Return to the Ottoman Empire -- A time to speak -- Decoding defiance -- Below the roses -- Synagogue de Notre Dame -- Between the voices -- River's end -- Cry of the stones -- Final card |
| Summary |
Traces the author's research into her family story after discovering that her ancestors were forced to renounce their Jewish faith in Inquisition-era Spain, describing her visit to the centuries-old Andalusian down of Arcos de la Frontera, where modern locals remain haunted by memories of past tragedies |
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Jews -- Spain -- Arcos de la Frontera
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Crypto-Jews -- Spain -- Arcos de la Frontera
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Marranos -- Spain -- Arcos de la Frontera
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Inquisition -- Spain
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Arcos de la Frontera (Spain) -- Description and travel
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Carvajal, Doreen -- Travel
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| OCLC # |
761846618 |
| ISBN # |
9781594487392 |
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1594487391 |
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