J. Adams

Magic Realism in Holocaust Literature

Troping the Traumatic Real

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Produktbeschreibung

A major contribution to Holocaust studies, the book examines the capacity of supernatural elements to dramatize the ethical and representational difficulties of Holocaust fiction. Exploring texts by such writers as D.M. Thomas and Markus Zusak it will appeal to scholars and students of Holocaust literature, magic realism, and contemporary fiction.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-349-32747-8
• 1st ed. 2011
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 280g
• ISBN-13: 9781349327478
• ISBN-10: 1349327476
• Artikelnr.: 45080929

Autorenporträt

JENNI ADAMS is Lecturer in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Literature at the University of Sheffield, UK. Her research addresses the relationship between ethics and aesthetics in Holocaust fiction.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements The Dream of the End of the World Magic Realism and Dialogic Post-memory Trauma and the Grotesque Body The Light of Dead Stars 'Into Eternity's Certain Breadth' Conclusion Bibliography Index

Rezensionen

'This original and timely study adds a new dimension to our understanding of Holocaust writing. In her focus on magical realism, Adams offers fresh insights into a genre that has developed into one of the most important forms of literary response to the Nazi period.' - Dr. Matthew Boswell, Lecturer in English, University of Salford, UK