Avoiding evil in perpetrator fiction
TitleAvoiding evil in perpetrator fiction
Author
Call numberS940.5318/005
Object number05556ge
Place of publicationLondon, England
PublisherVallentine Mitchell
Year of publication
2011
Dimensionspp13-26
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from the journal 'Holocaust Studies: a journal of culture and history' Vol.17 No.2-3 Autumn/Winter 2011 pp13-26
Description
The aim of this essay is to analyse how perpetrator fiction avoids dealing with the fundamental question of evil that reflection on the Holocaust evokes. Describes the ways in which this happens as 'swerves', as many of the fictions suggest that they will address this, but usually swerve away from the core problem. Includes in this elaboration a discussion of Jonathan Littell's novel 'The Kindly Ones'