The Little Gaucho Who Loved Don Quixote

Loosely Based On The Biography Of The Russian-born Writer Alberto Gerchunoff, Who Became Famous For His Portrayal Of Jewish Gauchos Living On The Argentinean Pampas, The Story Ofnbsp;naftalinbsp;follows The Adventures Of A Twelve-years Old Boy Who Escapes The Russia Of The 19thnbsp;century And Moves With His Family, Under The Sponsorship Of The Philanthropist Baron Maurice Hirsch, To A Jewish Colony In Argentina, In The Hope Of Finding A Worry- Life Of The Russian Tsar And Anti-semitism. Along The Way Naftali Befriends A Local Eccentric With A Dog So Old That It Has To Be Pulled On A Platform With Wheels; A Boy Who Collects Maps And Uses Them To Travel In His Imagination In Defiance Of The Pale Of Settlement; A Book Peddler Who Introduces Him To Cervantes'snbsp;don Quixote; And Young Gauchos Who Teach Him How To Ride A Rhea. Naftali's Story Becomes A Full-blown Account Of The Childhood Of A Future Writer Who, Possessed By Dreams Of Don Quixotenbsp;and Haunted By The Murder Of His Father, Overcomes The Difficulties Of Immigration And Grows Infatuated Not Only With Don Quixote But With Everything Related To Books.