The Shadow of Death: Letters in Flames

by Moshe Pelli

Book Overview

The Shadow of Death: Letters in Flames is an analytical study of eight major Jewish and Israeli writers who wrote about the experience of the Shoah (Holocaust). The book is divided into two main sections. The first section "The Holocaust Experience from Within" analyzes literary works by the writers Aharon Appelfeld, Elie Wiesel, Primo Levi, Ka-tzetnik, and Jerzy Kosinski - who experienced the Holocaust firsthand. The second section is devoted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761839151
• ISBN13: 9780761839156
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 141 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.2" x 9.0"