In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Jewish-Communist Writers in East Germany

by Thomas C. Fox

This study investigates the negotiation of Jewish-German-Communist identity in post-Holocaust Germany, specifically East Germany. After an introduction to the political-historical context, it highlights the conflicted writings of six East German Jewish writers: Anna Seghers (1900-1983), Stefan Heym (1913-2001), Stephan Hermlin (1915-1997), Jurek Becker (1937-1997), Peter Edel (1921-1983), and Fred Wander (1917-2006). All were Holocaust survivors...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 164014062X
• ISBN13: 9781640140622
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Camden House (NY)
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"