Holocaust literature of the second generation

Holocaust literature of the second generation [electronic resource] / by Marita Grimwood.

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Exploring five key texts from the emerging canon of second generation writing, this exciting new study brings together theories of autobiography, trauma, and fantasy to understand the how traumatic family histories are represented. In doing so, it demonstrates the continuing impact of familial and c...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Grimwood, Marita
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Subjects:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature.
Children of Holocaust survivors, Writings of > History and criticism.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Psychological aspects.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Influence.
Holocaust survivors > Biography > History and criticism.
Children of Holocaust survivors > Biography > History and criticism.
Children of Holocaust survivors > Biography.
Children of Holocaust survivors, Writings of.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) in literature.
Holocaust survivors > Biography.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Psychological aspects.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • The Documentary Memoir: Helen Epstein's Children of the Holocaust
  • The Family Memoir: Louise Kehoe's In This Dark House
  • The Graphic Memoir: Art Spiegelman's Maus
  • The Fantastic Novel: Joseph Skibell's A Blessing on the Moon
  • The Poetic Novel: Anne Michaels' Fugitive Pieces.

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