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Holocaust Literature of the Second Generation
Marita Le Vaul-Grimwood
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Description for Holocaust Literature of the Second Generation
Paperback. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBAH; HBWQ; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 246.
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 community Holocaust trauma, and the need for a precise, clearly developed theoretical framework in which to situate these works. This book will appeal to final year undergraduates and postgraduate students, as well as scholars in literary and Holocaust-related fields, and an audience with personal and professional interests in the 'second generation'.
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 community Holocaust trauma, and the need for a precise, clearly developed theoretical framework in which to situate these works. This book will appeal to final year undergraduates and postgraduate students, as well as scholars in literary and Holocaust-related fields, and an audience with personal and professional interests in the 'second generation'.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
177
Condition
New
Number of Pages
177
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349538386
SKU
V9781349538386
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99-15
About Marita Le Vaul-Grimwood
MARITA LE VAUL-GRIMWOOD holds a PhD in English from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, and has taught at various universities in the UK.
Reviews for Holocaust Literature of the Second Generation
"This book gives a fully researched analysis of second-generation Holocaust writing. It is particularly original in its focus on psychoanalytic treatments of the children of survivors, and the mixture of primary texts analyzed constitutes a stimulating range, from memoir to fiction. In particular, Louise Kehoe's In This Dark House deserves to be better known, and Grimwood's presentation of it here ... Read more