Found objects: the legacy of third-generation Holocaust memory
TitleFound objects: the legacy of third-generation Holocaust memory
Author
Call number940.5318/0568
Object number10954n
Place of publicationLanham, Maryland, United States
PublisherLexington Books
Year of publication
2020
Physical descriptionpp231-250
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from the book "Translated memories: transgenerational perspectives on the Holocaust" pp231-250
Description
Concentrates on Eduardo Halfon - Guatemalan third-generation writer - and his treatment of material objects. Applies Marianne Hirsch's concept to the letters, notes and even tattoos in Halfon's texts that serve as vehicles of a fragile and fragmented memory when no survivors are left