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New Directions in Jewish American and Holocaust Literatures: Reading and Teaching
Contributor(s): Aarons, Victoria (Editor), Levitsky, Holli (Editor)

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ISBN: 1438473192     ISBN-13: 9781438473192
Publisher: State University of New York Press
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2019
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | American - General
- Religion | Judaism - General
- History | Holocaust
Dewey: 810.989
LCCN: 2018017080
Series: Suny Contemporary Jewish Literature and Culture
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6" W x 9.1" L (1.35 lbs) 358 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Jewish
- Topical - Holocaust
- Ethnic Orientation - Jewish
Features: Bibliography, Index
Review Citations: Choice 08/01/2019
 
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Publisher Description:
What does it mean to read, and to teach, Jewish American and Holocaust literatures in the early decades of the twenty-first century? New directions and new forms of expression have emerged, both in the invention of narratives and in the methodologies and discursive approaches taken toward these texts. The premise of this book is that despite moving farther away in time, the Holocaust continues to shape and inform contemporary Jewish American writing. Divided into analytical and pedagogical sections, the chapters present a range of possibilities for thinking about these literatures. Contributors address such genres as biography, the graphic novel, alternate history, midrash, poetry, and third-generation and hidden-child Holocaust narratives. Both canonical and contemporary authors are covered, including Michael Chabon, Nathan Englander, Anne Frank, Dara Horn, Joe Kupert, Philip Roth, and William Styron.
 
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