| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xvi, 251 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-242) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: "Mighty aphrodite" or, How to have it both ways -- Resister after the fact : Schlink's Selb trilogy and the popular culture alibi -- Soothing fictions : ambiguity as defense -- "What would you have done?" : guilt as virtue -- Fathers & sons: two kinds of second generation victims -- Victims all : The reader as an American novel -- Going global : the Hollywood reader. |
| Summary |
Holocaust as Fiction seeks to explain and critically evaluate the extraordinary success of Schlink's internationally acclaimed novel, The Reader, the widely read "Selb" detective trilogy, and two popular films based closely on his work. With the help of wide-ranging reception data, the work of Holocaust scholars, as well as cultural and legal reflections on the concept of guilt, Donahue elucidates not only these works, but the wider critical climate that has fostered their success. |
| Subject |
Schlink, Bernhard -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Schlink, Bernhard. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Schlink, Bernhard -- Film adaptations.
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| Genre/Form |
Film adaptations.
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| Subject |
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature.
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) in literature. |
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in motion pictures.
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) in motion pictures. |
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German fiction -- Film adaptations.
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German fiction. |
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Film adaptations -- History and criticism.
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Film adaptations. |
| Genre/Form |
Film adaptations.
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| ISBN |
9780230108073 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0230108075 hardcover alkaline paper |
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