Preempting the Holocaust
Author | : Lawrence L. Langer |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 1998-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0300082681 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780300082685 |
Rating | : 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Download or read book Preempting the Holocaust written by Lawrence L. Langer and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation Lawrence L. Langer here explores the use of Holocaust themes in literature, memoirs, film, and painting, examining the work of such authors as Primo Levi, Elie Wiesel, Cynthia Ozick, Art Spiegelman, and Simon Wiesenthal, and appraising the art of Samuel Bak, the Holocaust Project by Judy Chicago, and the Yiddish film Undzere Kinder, made in Poland after the war.