Magic Realism in Holocaust Literature

Troping the Traumatic Real

• Author(s): J. Adams,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 206
• ISBN_10: 0230307353
  ISBN_13: 9780230307353
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Literary Criticism / Modern / 20th Century , Literary Criticism / Semiotics & Theory , History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General , Social Science / General , Literary Criticism / General , Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Historical & Comparative , Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social ,

Description:... 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.