La Tierra Donde Volvimos a Nacer (Novela Histórica) / The Land Where We Were Born Again (a Historical Novel)

Haciendo de la literatura un ejercicio de memoria hist rica, en La tierra donde volvimos a nacer Jaime Laventman narra una historia de exilio, supervivencia y redenci n, en una novela sobre la fuerza de las ra ces, los lazos de sangre y las cicatrices que se heredan.

M xico, 1924. Desde las fr as tierras de Europa oriental, donde ser jud o se ha convertido en un estigma y sin nimo de persecuci n, dos j venes parejas atraviesan el gran oc ano para escapar del antisemitismo y de las guerras que est n exterminando a su gente. Provenientes respectivamente de un peque o pueblo ucraniano llamado Zhytomyr y de Cracovia, los matrimonios Yehuda-Natasha y Leah-Yakov llegan al puerto de Veracruz arrastrando tras de s una gran estela de dolor, abusos y muerte.

En M xico hallan una riqueza que los sorprende, as como una comunidad que los recibe con los brazos abiertos, sin embargo, el peso del pasado es una carga dif cil de sobrellevar y una retah la de secretos y traiciones, que ocultan como cualquier familia, los perseguir hasta el Nuevo Mundo.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Framing literature as an act of historical memory, The Land Where We Were Born Again by Jaime Laventman tells a story of exile, survival, and redemption--a novel about the strength of roots, family ties, and inherited scars.

Mexico, 1924. From the cold lands of Eastern Europe, where being Jewish has become a stigma and a synonym for persecution, two young couples cross the great ocean to escape antisemitism and the wars that are wiping out their people. Coming from the Ukrainian village of Zhytomyr and from Krakow, the couples Yehuda-Natasha and Leah-Yakov arrive at the port of Veracruz, carrying with them a long trail of pain, abuse, and loss.

In Mexico, they find a surprising richness, as well as a welcoming community--but the weight of their past is a heavy burden to bear, and a tangle of secrets and betrayals, hidden like any family's, will follow them into the New World.