| Description |
x, 278 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-261) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: some considerations on Italian Holocaust writing -- Setting the stage: a brief history of the Jews of Italy -- Italian Holocaust testimony -- Primo Levi's Holocaust lexicon -- So that none should forget: Bruno Piazza -- Liana Millu's struggle for a women's Holocaust -- Giuliana Tedeschi: wife, mother, survivor -- Re-imagining the Holocaust: Italian 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. |
| Subject |
Italian literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Italian literature. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Italian literature -- Jewish authors -- History and criticism.
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Italian literature -- Jewish authors. |
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature.
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) in literature. |
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Judaism and literature -- Italy.
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Judaism and literature. |
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Italy. |
| ISBN |
0820488720 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9780820488721 hardcover alkaline paper |
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