Holocaust as bestseller
TitleThe Holocaust as bestseller
Author
Call number700.458405318/0001
Object number09103h
Place of publicationHeidelberg, Germany
PublisherUniversitatsverlag Winter
Year of publication
2010
Physical descriptionpp123-138
MaterialArticle
Series titleAmerican studies ; v. 189
ISBN9783825357344
NotesArticle from the book 'The Holocaust, art, and taboo : transatlantic exchanges on the ethics and aesthetics of representation' pp123-138
Description
Flanzbaum investigates why some books about the Holocaust become bestsellers and what their status says about the cultural reception of the Holocaust at that time. The novel "Schindler's list" and the memoir "The pianist" became bestsellers only after their appearance in movies. There are 2 examples of best selling literature without any movie or TV version: Elie Wiesel's "Night" and Irene Neminovsky's "Suite Francaise".