Emerging Trends in Third-Generation Holocaust Literature

Third-generation Holocaust literature explores how grandchildren of survivors and perpetrators negotiate their traumatic legacies, with a two-fold perspective that the past continues to live in their lives and that artistic responses to trauma assume various genres. The chapters raise key questions about proximity and distance, faithfulness to Holocaust memory, and educational role. The authors aim to morally center those who live after the event.

Format: Hardback
Length: 238 pages
Publication date: 15 August 2023
Publisher: Lexington Books

Emerging Trends in Third-Generation Holocaust Literature

Exploring fresh perspectives on how grandchildren of Holocaust survivors and perpetrators navigate their traumatic legacies, this insightful volume presents a two-fold viewpoint. Contributors argue that the past permeates the lives of the third generation, while artistic responses to trauma encompass diverse genres such as film, graphic novels, and literature. This generation, shaped by their traumatic inheritance, stands apart from their peers while also being deeply acculturated. The chapters raise crucial questions about navigating the distinction between proximity and distance, reconciling faithfulness to Holocaust memory with a message of hope, and the potential educational role of this generation. Moreover, they emphasize the importance of society's engagement with these issues, particularly in a time when the lessons and legacies of Auschwitz are either trivialized or under threat. The authors in this volume offer a powerful message that aims to morally anchor those who live after the event.

Weight: 526g
Dimension: 237 x 159 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781666932515