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1042797
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b797167
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| Uniform Title
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Auf dass sie entsteigen der Dunkelheit.English
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| Main Entry
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Reiter, Andrea,1957-2018.
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| Title & Author
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Narrating the Holocaust /\ Andrea Reiter ; translated by Patrick Camiller.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: Continuum in association with the European Jewish Publication Society,, 2000.
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| Series Statement
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Continuum Collection
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1 online resource (vi, 311 pages)
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| ISBN
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0826477682
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: 1281294527
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: 9780826477682
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: 9781281294524
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: 9781847144225
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: 9786611294526
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0826447368
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0826447376
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9780826447364
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9780826447371
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9780826477682
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9781847144225
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-308) and index.
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| Contents
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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 authors
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| Abstract
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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 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 th.
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Concentration camps in literature.
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)-- Psychological aspects.
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature.
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Literature, Modern-- 20th century-- History and criticism.
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Camps de concentration-- Dans la littérature.
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Concentration camps in literature.
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) in literature.
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Juifs-- Extermination (1941-1945) dans la littérature.
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Literature, Modern.
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Littérature moderne-- Histoire et critique.
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Psychological aspects.
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| Dewey Classification
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809/.93358
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| LC Classification
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PN56.H55R4513 2000eb
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| Added Entry
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European Jewish Publications Society.
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