Writing and the Holocaust

By Aharon Appelfeld

Book Overview

A collection of essays which raises questions such as: Was the effort to exterminate the Jewish people a historic event or does it fit into a larger context; Is there justification for creating Holocaust fiction; Is humour an appropriate tool in Holocaust literature; And must a work about the Holocaust have redemptive value?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0841911851
• ISBN13: 9780841911857
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Holmes & Meier Pub
• Length: 301 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 6.3"
• Grade Range: Grades 10 to 12