The Subject of Holocaust Fiction

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.

Author: Emily Miller Budick
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 05/20/2015
Series: Jewish Literature and Culture
Pages: 266
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780253016300