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The Misuses of Allegory

Ilan Stavans
May 15, 2003   |    This article appeared in the June 2, 2003 edition of The Nation.
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Is José Saramago an anti-Semite?

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Ilan Stavans
Ilan Stavans is Lewis-Sebring Professor of Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College. His latest book is On...

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Ilan Stavans
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