Writing in witness : a Holocaust reader /

Writing in witness : a Holocaust reader /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	New York : State University of New York Press, [2018] ©2018
Description:	1 online resource (xxx, 470 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	SUNY series in contemporary Jewish literature and culture SUNY series in contemporary Jewish literature and culture.
Subject:	Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives. Holocaust survivors -- Diaries. Holocaust survivors -- Anecdotes. Holocaust survivors. Anecdotes. Diaries. Personal narratives. Anecdotes. Diaries. Personal narratives.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12351676

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Other authors / contributors:	Sundquist, Eric J., editor.
ISBN:	9781438470337 1438470339 9781438470313 1438470312
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 26, 2018).
Summary:	"Writing in Witness is a broad survey of the most important writing about the Holocaust produced by eyewitnesses at the time and soon after. Whether they intended to spark resistance and undermine Nazi authority, to comfort family and community, to beseech God, or to leave a memorial record for posterity, the writers reflect on the power and limitations of the written word in the face of events often thought to be beyond representation. The diaries, journals, letters, poems, and other works were created across a geography reaching from the Baltics to the Balkans, from the Atlantic coast to the heart of the Soviet Union, and in a wide array of original languages. Along with the readings, Eric J. Sundquist's introductions provide a comprehensive account of the Holocaust as a historical event. Including works by prominent authors such as Primo Levi and Elie Wiesel as well as those little known or anonymous, Writing in Witness provides, in vital and memorable examples, a wide-ranging account of the Holocaust by those who felt the imperative to give written testimony"--Publisher's website.

Description
Summary:	A comprehensive survey of the most important writing to come out of the Holocaust.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxx, 470 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781438470337 1438470339 9781438470313 1438470312