storyteller in history: Shoah memory and the idea of the novel
TitoloThe storyteller in history: Shoah memory and the idea of the novel
Autore
Call number813.54/0162
Numero oggetto08597j
Luogo di pubblicazioneBloomington, Indiana, United States
EditoreIndiana University Press.
Anno di pubblicazione
2013
Paginazionepp113-126
MaterialeArticle
SerieJewish literature and culture
ISBN9780253008053
NotesArticle from the book 'Elie Wiesel, Jewish, literary, and moral perspectives.' pp113-126
Descrizione
The importance of the storytelling abilities of Wiesel and other Holocaust writers in perpetuating our understanding of the Holocaust is discussed. Horowitz believes art and literature are the most effective means by which Western culture may come to terms with the legacy of this traumatic period.