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The language of silenceThe language of silence

The language of silence1997

Ernestine Schlant

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Examines the writings of non-Jewish West German novelists from 1949 to 1990 to explore how West Germans remember the Holocaust and handle the burden of guilt associated with it.

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First published
1997
OL Work ID
OL1967456W

Subjects

German literatureHistory and criticismHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literatureJudaism and literatureDuitsHolocauste, 1939-1945, dans la littératureLetterkundeHolocaustHistoire et critiqueLiteraturJudenvernichtungLittérature allemandeGerman literature, history and criticism, 20th centuryLITERARY CRITICISMEuropeanGermanHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) in literature

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