Second-Generation Holocaust Literature: Legacies of Survival and Perpetration

by Erin McGlothlin and Professor Erin McGlothlin

Among historical events of the 20th century, the Holocaust is unrivaled as the subject of both scholarly and literary writing. Literary responses include not only thousands of autobiographical and fictional texts written by survivors, but also, more recently, works by writers who are not survivors but nevertheless feel compelled to write about the Holocaust. Writers from what is known as the second generation have produced texts that express their...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571133526
• ISBN13: 9781571133526
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Camden House (NY)
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"