Holocaust, history writing, and the role of fiction
TitreThe Holocaust, history writing, and the role of fiction
Auteur
Call number809.93358/0034
N° d'objet06931a
Lieu de publicationNew Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
EditeurRutgers University Press
Année de publication
2009
Paginationpp25-40
MatérielArticle
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
