Forgiveness and Resentment in the Aftermath of Mass Atrocity: Jewish Voices in Literature and Film

by Idit Alphandary

The author's starting point is the interweaving of forgiveness and resentment in the works of Jewish writers after the Holocaust, most especially Hannah Arendt and Jean Am ry, to make sense of the catastrophe and to point to a way forward for both victims and perpetrators. The insights of these two writers and of several Jewish novelists and poets, including Bruno Schulz, Paul Celan, and Aharon Appelfeld, are used to develop accounts of forgiveness...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3111242331
• ISBN13: 9783111242330
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"