Federman's Fictions: Innovation, Theory, and the Holocaust

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FEDERMAN’S FICTIONS Innovation, Theory, and the Holocaust Edited and with an introduction by JEFFREY R. DI LEO State University of New York Press iv PREFACE Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 2011 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, contact State University of New York Press, Albany, NY www.sunypress.edu Production, Laurie Searl Marketing, Anne M. Valentine Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Federman’s fictions : innovation, theory, and the Holocaust / edited by Jeffrey R. Di Leo. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4384-3381-3 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Federman, Raymond—Criticism and interpretation. 2. Federman, Raymond— Knowledge—Literature. 3. Experimental fiction, American—History and criticism. 4. Postmodernism (Literature)—United States. 5. Narration (Rhetoric)—History—20th century. 6. Criticism—United States—History—20th century. I. Di Leo, Jeffrey R. PS3556.E25Z65 2010 813'.54—dc22 2010016000 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 In memory of Raymond Federman (1928–2009) Language is the sum total of myself. —Charles Peirce, “Some Consequences of Four Incapacities” I speak therefore I am. —Raymond Federman, My Body in Nine Parts ...