- Summary
- "Holocaust History and the Readings of Ka-Tzetnik provides the first extensive exploration of the reception of Ka-Tzetnik's work and the role that his books have played in the larger discussion of the Holocaust and its memorialization around the world. Including contributions from an international and interdisciplinary group of experienced scholars, the book examines the literary merits, historical context and public resonance of Ka-Tzetnik's stories. It also places his novels in the context of post-WWII debates about how the memories and testimonies of the victims of the Holocaust can be represented and made publicly accessible through literature. There is also detailed coverage of key topics, like Holocaust memory and sexual violence in the concentration camps, and thorough historical analysis of key works like House of Dolls included throughout. This is an important study for all scholars and students with an interest in the Holocaust and Holocaust literature."-- Provided by publisher.
"A historical investigation into the writings of Auschwitz survivor Yehiel Dinur (aka Ka-Tzetnik), who became famous in the 1950s and 60s for his semi-autobiographical and vividly argued novels about the Holocaust"-- Provided by publisher.
- Format
- Book
- Published
- London ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2018
- Locale
- Middle East
- Contents
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Machine generated contents note:
List of contributors
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
Annette F. Timm, University of Calgary, Canada
2. An Author as His Own Biographer
Ka-Tzetnik: A Man and a Tattooed Number
Dina Porat, Tel Aviv University, Israel
3. Testimony in Holocaust Historiography
Annette F. Timm, University of Calgary, Canada
4. The Evil Spirits of the Shoah: Ka-Tzentik's Literary Testimony to Death and Survival in the Concentrationary Universe
Iris Milner, Tel Aviv University, Israel
5. The Poetics of the Other Planet: Testimony and Chronotope in Ka-Tzetnik's Piepel
Or Rogovin, Bucknell University, USA
6. Sexual Violence in Ka-Tzetnik's House of Dolls
Pascale Bos, University of Texas at Austin, USA
7. The Eroticization of Witnessing: The Twofold Legacy of Ka-Tzetnik
Guido Vitiello, University of Rome, Italy
8. Ka-Tzetnik, Primo Levi and the Muslims
Uri Cohen, Tel Aviv University, Israel
9. How to Understand Shivitti?
Iris Roebling-Grau, Ludwig Maximillian University, Germany
10. Beyond Boundaries: History, the Holocaust and Literature
Dirk Rupnow, University of Innsbruck, Austria
Index
Bibliography.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Timm, Annette F., editor.
- Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- Annette F. Timm, University of Calgary, Canada -- 2. An Author as His Own Biographer -- Ka-Tzetnik: A Man and a Tattooed Number -- Dina Porat, Tel Aviv University, Israel -- 3. Testimony in Holocaust Historiography -- Annette F. Timm, University of Calgary, Canada -- 4. The Evil Spirits of the Shoah: Ka-Tzentik's Literary Testimony to Death and Survival in the Concentrationary Universe -- Iris Milner, Tel Aviv University, Israel -- 5. The Poetics of the Other Planet: Testimony and Chronotope in Ka-Tzetnik's Piepel -- Or Rogovin, Bucknell University, USA -- 6. Sexual Violence in Ka-Tzetnik's House of Dolls -- Pascale Bos, University of Texas at Austin, USA -- 7. The Eroticization of Witnessing: The Twofold Legacy of Ka-Tzetnik -- Guido Vitiello, University of Rome, Italy -- 8. Ka-Tzetnik, Primo Levi and the Muslims -- Uri Cohen, Tel Aviv University, Israel -- 9. How to Understand Shivitti? -- Iris Roebling-Grau, Ludwig Maximillian University, Germany -- 10. Beyond Boundaries: History, the Holocaust and Literature -- Dirk Rupnow, University of Innsbruck, Austria -- Index -- Bibliography.
