Sephardi Archives and Virtual Encounters in Esther Bendahan Cohen's Fiction.
This article explores the confluence of archives, Spanish-Jewish encounters, and modern technology in the narrative fiction of Spanish-Moroccan writer Esther Bendahan Cohen. The analysis of Soñar con Hispania (2002, co-authored with Ester Benari), Déjalo, ya volveremos (2006), and the short story "P...
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