Avoiding evil in perpetrator fiction
TitoloAvoiding evil in perpetrator fiction
Autore
Call numberS940.5318/005
Numero oggetto05556ge
Luogo di pubblicazioneLondon, England
EditoreVallentine Mitchell
Anno di pubblicazione
2011
Dimensionipp13-26
MaterialeArticle
NotesArticle from the journal 'Holocaust Studies: a journal of culture and history' Vol.17 No.2-3 Autumn/Winter 2011 pp13-26
Descrizione
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'