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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783855003321

Autore

Vice Sue <1961, >

Titolo

Holocaust fiction / / Sue Vice

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000

ISBN

1-134-66622-5

1-134-66623-3

0-203-37750-8

0-203-36074-5

1-280-06490-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (251 p.)

Disciplina

823/.91409358

Soggetti

English fiction - 20th century - History and criticism

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature

Australian fiction - 20th century - History and criticism

World War, 1939-1945 - Literature and the war

Jews in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Formal matters:; Documentary fiction:; Autobiographical fiction:; Faction:; Melodrama:; Historical polemic:; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Examining the controversies that have accompanied the publication of novels representing the Holocaust, this compelling book explores such literature to analyze their violently mixed receptions and what this says about the ethics and practice of millennial Holocaust literature. The novels examined, including some for the first time, are: * Time's Arrow by Martin Amis* The White Hotel by D.M. Thomas* The Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosinski* Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally* Sophie's Choice by William Styro