Moacyr Scliar

About The Author

Moacyr Scliar (1937–2011) was the author of numerous works of fiction, including Max and the Cats (the inspiration behind Yann Martel’s Life of Pi) and The Centaur in the Garden, named one of the 100 Greatest Works of Modern Jewish Literature by the National Yiddish Book Center. His Collected Stories (UNM Press) was awarded the National Jewish Book Award.

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Jewish Latin America Series

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Books by Moacyr Scliar

The Woman Who Wrote the Bible

By Moacyr Scliar

Introduction by Ilan Stavans / Translated by Heath Wing

The bestselling Brazilian satire, now available in English for the first time.

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The Collected Stories of Moacyr Scliar

By Moacyr Scliar

Edited by Eloah F. Giacomelli / Introduction by Ilan Stavans

From Brazil's most distinguished and important Jewish writer comes this anthology of powerful stories, bringing a compelling voice of the Jewish Diaspora to the English language.

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