Holocaust Literature: A History and Guide

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David G. Roskies and Naomi Diamant Brandeis University Press Waltham, Massachusetts HOLOCAUST LITERATURE [A HISTORY AND GUIDE] brandeis university press An imprint of University Press of New England www.upne.com© 2012 David G. Roskies All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Designed by Eric M. Brooks Typeset in Dante and Aquarius by Passumpsic Publishing University Press of New England is a member of the Green Press Initiative. The paper used in this book meets their minimum requirement for recycled paper. The publication of this book was generously supported by the Lucius N. Littauer Foundation. For permission to reproduce any of the material in this book, contact Permissions, University Press of New England, One Court Street, Suite 250, Lebanon NH 03766; or visit www.upne.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Roskies, David G., 1948– Holocaust literature: a history and guide / David G. Roskies and Naomi Diamant. p. cm.—(The Tauber Institute series for the study of European Jewry) isbn 978-1-61168-357-8 (cloth: alk. paper)— isbn 978-1-61168-358-5 (pbk.: alk. paper)— isbn 978-1-61168-359-2 1. Holocaust, Jewish (1939–1945), in literature—History and criticism. 2. Holocaust, Jewish (1939–1945)—Influence. 3. Holocaust survivors —Biography—History and criticism. I. Diamant, Naomi. II. Title. pn56.h55r67 2012+ 809’.93358405318—dc23 2012021083 5 4 3 2 1 Can the dead mourn the dead? zalmen gradowski “The Czech Transport: A Chronicle of the Auschwitz Sonderkommando” Survivors: your legacy of gladness should be tentative, Some of us still flicker in the straits of death. Don’t forget to keep our dying in your breath. Don’t forget, your martyrdom now will be to live. abraham sutzkever “Epitaphs,” translated by C. K. Williams On ne part pas de zéro. michel borwicz Ecrits des condamnés à mort sous l’occupation nazie, 1939–1945 ...