Antitherapies by Jacques Fux - ISBN: 9780826370020
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Jewish identity, Nazis, and humor collide in this unique autofiction journey.
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    160 pages

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    10 November 2026

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Summary

Golems and dybbuks and Nazis, oh my! Jacques Fux, Brazil’s answer to Philip Roth, offers a remarkably original and entertaining work of autofiction that is essential reading for those interested in the Jewish experience in Latin America.

Winner of Brazil’s prestigious São Paulo Prize, Jacques Fux’s brilliant literary debut novel unveils an outrageously entertaining Portrait of the Artist as a Young Schlemiel. Antitherapies relates the life journey of a young …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780826370020
ISBN-10:0826370020
Author:Jacques Fux, Ilan Stavans
Publisher:University of New Mexico Press
Imprint:University of New Mexico Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:160
Release Date:10 November 2026
Weight:152g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm x 16mm
Series:Jewish Latin America Series
About The Author

Jacques Fux

Jacques Fux is a Brazilian writer and mathematician. He is the author of more than twenty books, including Herança, an acclaimed novel that explores transgenerational trauma, and Meshugá, winner of the Manaus Literary Prize. His work has been translated into Italian, Spanish, and Hebrew.

Internationally renowned scholar, essayist, linguist, translator, editor, and cultural commentator Ilan Stavans is the Lewis-Sebring Professor of Humanities, Latin American, and Latino Culture at Amherst College. He serves as the series editor for the University of New Mexico Press’s acclaimed Jewish Latin America Series.

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