03244nam 2200673Ia 450 991045842630332120210812191456.01-281-29452-797866112945261-84714-422-5(CKB)1000000000402987(EBL)436020(OCoLC)229878083(SSID)ssj0000208070(PQKBManifestationID)11201316(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000208070(PQKBWorkID)10238769(PQKB)10722288(MiAaPQ)EBC436020(Au-PeEL)EBL436020(CaPaEBR)ebr10224640(CaONFJC)MIL129452(OCoLC)893333829(EXLCZ)99100000000040298720000302d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrNarrating the Holocaust[electronic resource] /Andrea Reiter ; translated by Patrick CamillerLondon ;New York Continuum in association with the European Jewish Publication Society20001 online resource (320 p.)Continuum CollectionDescription based upon print version of record.0-8264-7768-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-308) and index.Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Communication; 2 Genre; 3 Coming to terms with experience through language; 4 The narrative of lived reality; 5 Text and meaning: from experience to report; 6 Summary; Epilogue: the Holocaust seen through the eyes of children; Notes on the concentration camp authors; Primary sources; Secondary sources; Index of concentration camp authorsIn this literary study of memoirs describing at first hand the horrors of German concentration camps, the principal question asked is: How did the survivors find the words to talk about experiences hitherto unknown, even unimaginable? Beyond being a mere analysis of discourse, Narrating the Holocaust reflects the situations in camp that triggered these responses, and shows how the professional authors adapted certain literary genres (e.g. the travel story, the Hassidic tale) to serve as models for communication, while the vast majority who were not trained as writers merely used the form of thContinuum CollectionLiterature, Modern20th centuryHistory and criticismHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literatureHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)Psychological aspectsNazi concentration camps in literatureElectronic books.Literature, ModernHistory and criticism.Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature.Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)Psychological aspects.Nazi concentration camps in literature.809/.93358Reiter Andrea Ilse Maria1957-931833European Jewish Publications Society.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458426303321Narrating the Holocaust2290271UNINA