The Seven Jewish Samurai of Guadalajara
Abraham Beraja said to me in a sharp, authoritative voice, “No te vayas, tu papá quiere hablar contigo.”
“What do you mean my father wants to speak to me?”
At that instant, the candles placed above and below the coffin where my father lay exploded. The force of gushing wax paralyzed me.
“Siéntate,” Abraham said urgently.
“If I have to sit for something important perhaps I ought to call my brothers.”
“No.” He was adamant. “Sola. Quiere hablar contigo sola.”
I was afraid but curious. Why would my father want to talk to me alone?
“What do you mean my father wants to speak to me?”
At that instant, the candles placed above and below the coffin where my father lay exploded. The force of gushing wax paralyzed me.
“Siéntate,” Abraham said urgently.
“If I have to sit for something important perhaps I ought to call my brothers.”
“No.” He was adamant. “Sola. Quiere hablar contigo sola.”
I was afraid but curious. Why would my father want to talk to me alone?
A mystical memoir, the Seven Jewish Samurai depicts stories of the living mingling with the dead in a masterful use of the English and Spanish languages. Stories of the author's childhood are embedded in the rich Mexican culture and family dynamics are deeply explored during the seven days of a shiva, the Jewish ritual for the dead.
In this memoir the author reflects the complexities of life, the possibilities of life after dead, of ghosts and dreams in a magical realism form. The reader is invited to explore new avenues of thinking and understanding multiculturalism under a new light.
In this memoir the author reflects the complexities of life, the possibilities of life after dead, of ghosts and dreams in a magical realism form. The reader is invited to explore new avenues of thinking and understanding multiculturalism under a new light.