This text examines widely read Holocaust narratives which have shaped the way we understand and respond to the events of that time. He begins with first person narratives Wiesel's "Night" and Levi's "Survival at Auschwitz", and then turns to searingly realistic fictions such as Borowski's "This Way to the Gas Chamber, Ladies and Gentlemen", before turning to the Kafkaesque parables of Appelfeld and the fantastic cartoons of Spiegleman's "Maus" books. The author argues that as we move further away from the original events, ...
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This text examines widely read Holocaust narratives which have shaped the way we understand and respond to the events of that time. He begins with first person narratives Wiesel's "Night" and Levi's "Survival at Auschwitz", and then turns to searingly realistic fictions such as Borowski's "This Way to the Gas Chamber, Ladies and Gentlemen", before turning to the Kafkaesque parables of Appelfeld and the fantastic cartoons of Spiegleman's "Maus" books. The author argues that as we move further away from the original events, the narratives authors use to render the Holocaust horror evolve to include fantasy and parable, and he shows how diverse audiences respond differently to these highly charged and emotional texts.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book. 8h x 5 1/2w. A real nice clean unmarked 353 page first edition hardcover with "1" present in number line. This book presents a thought-provoking look at the ways in which writers in the late 20th century have shaped the way readers understand and respond to the events surrounding the Holocaust.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo. viii, 353pp, works cited, index. Cloth boards in dust-jacket. The author examines 'widely read Holocaust narratives that have shaped the way we understand and respond to the events of that time including Wiesel's Night and Levi's Survival at Auschwitz, and Borowski's This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen, before examining the parables of appelfeld and the cartoons of Spiegelman's Maus books'.
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