| Holocaust Literature: An Encyclopedia of Writers and Their Work Contributor(s): Kremer, S. Lillian (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415929857 ISBN-13: 9780415929851 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $643.50 Product Type: Boxed Set - Other Formats Published: December 2002 Annotation: "Holocaust Literature" falls in an international genre because Nazism affected many countries, and after the war survivors were scattered over the globe. It will prove a valuable resource to students, scholars, general readers, or to anyone interested in world history. Featuring 300 alphabetically organized bio-critical essays on writers of memoirs, novels, poetry, and drama, ranging in length from 1,500 to 7,000 words, this comprehensive scholarly work presents a broad spectrum of voices remembering, interpreting, and reinterpreting one of the twentieth century's most politically and emotionally charged events. Including writers whose works first appeared in Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Yiddish, this reference provides wide international coverage, though its focus will be on writers whose work is available in English. Key Features * Includes a lengthy introduction discussing the special circumstances and characteristics of national literatures, and outlines the issues in the field * Cross-lists authors and works by venue, literary theme, and category in an appendix * General bibliography * Article bibliography * Thorough index, including names, places, and titles * Maps |
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| BISAC Categories: - Reference | Encyclopedias |
| Dewey: 809.933 |
| LCCN: 2002023694 |
| Physical Information: 4.68" H x 9.68" W x 11.86" (11.51 lbs) 1440 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Featuring 300 alphabetically organized bio-critical essays on writers of memoirs, novels, poetry, short stories, and drama, ranging in length from 1,500 to 7,000 words, this comprehensive scholarly work presents a broad spectrum of voices remembering, interpreting, and reinterpreting one of the twentieth century's most politically and emotionally charged events. Including writers whose works first appeared in Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Spanish, and Yiddish, this reference provides wide international coverage, though its focus will be on writers whose work is available in English. It will prove a valuable resource to students, scholars, general readers, or to anyone interested in world history. Also includes maps. For a full list of entries, sample entries, and more, visit the website Holocaust Literature: An Encyclopedia of Writers and Their Work website. |