| The Subject of Holocaust Fiction Contributor(s): Budick, Emily Miller (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253016304 ISBN-13: 9780253016300 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $31.68 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Jewish - History | Jewish - General |
| Dewey: 809.393 |
| LCCN: 2014041962 |
| Series: Jewish Literature and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 9" (0.86 lbs) 266 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Fictional representations of horrific events run the risk of undercutting efforts to verify historical knowledge and may heighten our ability to respond intellectually and ethically to human experiences of devastation. In this captivating study of the epistemological, psychological, and ethical issues underlying Holocaust fiction, Emily Miller Budick examines the subjective experiences of fantasy, projection, and repression manifested in Holocaust fiction and in the reader's encounter with it. Considering works by Cynthia Ozick, Art Spiegelman, Aharon Appelfeld, Michael Chabon, and others, Budick investigates how the reading subject makes sense of these fictionalized presentations of memory and trauma, victims and victimizers. |