| Refiguring Les Années Noires: Literary Representations of the Nazi Occupation Contributor(s): Comfort, Kathy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1498561608 ISBN-13: 9781498561600 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $115.83 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Subjects & Themes - Historical Events - Literary Criticism | European - French - Literary Criticism | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 840.935 |
| LCCN: 2018044387 |
| Series: After the Empire: The Francophone World and Postcolonial Fra |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.10 lbs) 216 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Through a close reading of seven literary memoirs of the Nazi Occupation of France, Refiguring Les Ann es Noires: Literary Representations of the Nazi Occupation shows how the memory of the period has been shaped by political and social factors. An interdisciplinary study incorporating trauma theory, history, and folklore studies, this book examines representations of the Occupation by a diverse group of writers ranging from a female Resistance fighter to one of the first French Roma novelists. The methodological diversity of the volume brings to the fore each author's unique perspective and demonstrates that their works are at once historically and artistically significant. Above all, this book gives voice to groups whose experiences in occupied France have largely been forgotten. |