Narrative & imperative : the first fifty years of Italian Holocaust writing (1944-1994) / Risa Sodi.
| Author/creator | Sodi, Risa B., 1957- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Peter Lang, ©2007. |
| Description | x, 278 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Narrative and imperative |
| Contents | Introduction: some considerations on Italian Holocaust writing -- Setting the stage: a brief history of the Italian Jews -- Italian Holocaust testimony -- Primo Levi's Holocaust lexicon -- Lest none forget: Bruno Piazza -- Giuliana Tedeschi: wife, mother, survivor -- Liana Millu's struggle for a women's Holocaust literature -- Re-imagining the Holocaust: fiction and negotiated 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-261) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006022707 |
| ISBN | 0820488720 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780820488721 (hardcover : alk. paper) |