Magic Realism in Holocaust Literature

Troping the Traumatic Real
2011. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-230-28029-8
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 206 Seiten, Format (B × H): 147 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 408 g

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Adams, J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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.