storyteller in history: Shoah memory and the idea of the novel
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]The storyteller in history: Shoah memory and the idea of the novel
[nb-NO]Author[nb-NO]
Call number813.54/0162
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]08597j
[nb-NO]Place of publication[nb-NO]Bloomington, Indiana, United States
[nb-NO]Publisher[nb-NO]Indiana University Press.
[nb-NO]Year of publication[nb-NO]
2013
[nb-NO]Pagination[nb-NO]pp113-126
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Article
[nb-NO]Series title[nb-NO]Jewish literature and culture
[nb-NO]ISBN[nb-NO]9780253008053
NotesArticle from the book 'Elie Wiesel, Jewish, literary, and moral perspectives.' pp113-126
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
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.