Musicians and Watchmakers

Alicia Steimberg

1971

“Act dumb,” Otilia advised me. “Change the subject.” To help me understand what she meant, she illustrated by relating a conversation she had had with a neighbor. It was December, when a great deal of activity was going on in preparation for the approaching holidays.

“You have to do your shopping early,” the neighbor remarked, “because at the last…

Please login or register for free access to Posen Library
Register
Already have an account?
Engage with this Source

Creator Bio

Alicia Steimberg

1933–2012
Alicia Steimberg was born in Buenos Aires and was a novelist, educator, and translator. Best known for her fiction writing, she also published short stories and books for adolescents. Her work was strongly autobiographical and often satirical. Her novel Cuando digo Magdalena (Call Me Magdalena) received the Premio Planeta Biblioteca del Sur award in 1992.

You may also like

Call Me Magdalena

What I like about Catholic Heaven (I’d say Christian Heaven, but I’m afraid of making a mistake; I know very little about Evangelicals and Seventh Day Adventists) is that it has well-defined limits…
View Source
Street view of ornate building with archways, turrets, and domed roof, surrounded by fence.
Tooltip info icon

Grand Choral Synagogue

Though construction ended in 1888 after eight years, the neo-Byzantine and Moorish revival Grand Choral Synagogue in St. Petersburg was not consecrated until 1893. The grand, imposing building, which…
View Source

A Tale of a Teacher

In the province of Mollive, there is an old woman who is known for her shtetl wisdom, her old sayings, and her folktales. I met her quite by chance. Her…
View Source