THE STRANGE NATION OF RAFAEL MENDES <i> by Moacyr Scliar, translated by Eloah F. Giacomelli (Harmony Books: $19.95; 309 pp.) </i>
Moacyr Scliar recaptures the Jewish Brazilian experience, intertwining biblical parables, morality tales and anecdotes with Jewish folklore, customs and fantasy.
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