storyteller in history: Shoah memory and the idea of the novel
TitelThe storyteller in history: Shoah memory and the idea of the novel
Auteur
Call number813.54/0162
Objectnummer08597j
Plaats van uitgaveBloomington, Indiana, United States
UitgeverIndiana University Press.
Jaar van uitgave
2013
Pagina'spp113-126
MateriaalArtikel
ReeksJewish literature and culture
ISBN9780253008053
NotesArticle from the book 'Elie Wiesel, Jewish, literary, and moral perspectives.' pp113-126
Beschrijving
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.