Narrative & imperative : the first fifty years of Italian Holocaust writing (1944-1994) / Risa Sodi.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-261) and index.

Introduction: some considerations on Italian Holocaust writing -- Setting the stage: a brief history of the Italian Jews -- Italian Holocaust testimony -- Primo Levi's Holocaust lexicon -- Lest none forget: Bruno Piazza -- Giuliana Tedeschi: wife, mother, survivor -- Liana Millu's struggle for a women's Holocaust literature -- Re-imagining the Holocaust: fiction and negotiated fiction -- First on the scene: Giacomo Debenedetti -- Elsa Morante's questionable History -- "The only real Jew": Giorgio Bassani -- Paolo Maurensig and the "third iteration" -- Conclusion: 1944-1994 and beyond.