Holocaust Literature: Schulz, Levi, Spiegelman and the Memory of the Offence

Influenced by her social work practice and belief that remembrance of past injustice is essential for a civilized society, Banner (English literature, Sheffield U.) studies the dynamics of memory in relation to Holocaust representations. She focuses on the works of three generations of writers: Bruno Schultz, whose surreal stories presaged Nazism; Auschwitz chronicler Primo Levi; and Art Spiegelman, son of Holocaust survivors, whose comic books (excerpted) demonstrate that this genre can seriously convey the Shoah and its legacy. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR