Sodi, Risa B., 1957-

Narrative and imperative the first fifty years of Italian Holocaust writing (1944-1994) / [electronic resource] : Risa Sodi. - New York : P. Lang, 2007. - x, 278 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-261) and index.

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.


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2011.
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Italian literature--History and criticism.--20th century
Italian literature--Jewish authors--History and criticism.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature.
Judaism and literature--Italy.


Electronic books.

PQ4088 / .S61 2007eb

850.9/358