Narrating the Holocaust

by Patrick Camiller and Andrea Reiter

In 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826477682
• ISBN13: 9780826477682
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.1"