Holocaust, history writing, and the role of fiction
TitleThe Holocaust, history writing, and the role of fiction
Author
Call number809.93358/0034
Object number06931a
Place of publicationNew Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
PublisherRutgers University Press
Year of publication
2009
Physical descriptionpp25-40
MaterialArticle
ISBN9780813545899
NotesArticle from the book 'After representation?' pp25-40
Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Description
Attempts a clarification of the relations between history writing and fiction, and between both of these and collective memory. The energy displayed by primary witnesses of the Holocaust and revealed in their testimony may be exemplary of how literature functions
