Cold Lands, Warm Lands: Translated from Spanish "Tierras Frías, Tierras Cálidas" - Couverture souple

Fux-Baker, Yenty

 
9781980424604: Cold Lands, Warm Lands: Translated from Spanish "Tierras Frías, Tierras Cálidas"

Synopsis

Cold Lands, Warm Lands tells the story of Isaac, who travels from Romania to Central America in order to forge a better destiny . Ten years later, a year after World War II started, his brother Moshe runs away from his paternal home towards the center of Russia in order to save his life from the Holocaust. His work at the deep , coal mines of Kazakhstan is described as another of the horrors, consequences of the wars. The book is a good testimony of European immigration to Central America in the 1930´s and tells the difficulties every immigrant has to face in order to adapt to a new land, language and culture. Jews, Nazi occupation, discrimination, boats, music, gypsies, beaches and big farms, among others, are the key elements that make this book a good testimony of European emigration to Latin America. The stories of Isaac and his brother Moshe are incredible examples of the family bonds as love and solidarity which are indestructible. The book is mainly based on real facts and research. Some names and details have been changed and added.

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