This is a meditation on memory and on the ways in which memory has operated in the work of writers for whom the Holocaust was a defining event. It is also an exploration of the ways in which fiction and drama have attempted to approach a subject so resistant to the imagination. Beginning with W. G. Sebald; for whom memory and the Holocaust were the roots of a special fascination; Bigsby moves on to consider those writers Sebald himself valued; including Arthur Miller; Anne Frank; Primo Levi and Peter Weiss; and those whose lives crossed in the bleak world of the camps; in fact or fiction. The book offers a chain of memories. It sets witness against fiction; truth against wilful deceit. It asks the question who owns the Holocaust - those who died; those who survived to bear witness; those who appropriated its victims to shape their own necessities.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Some good ideasBy barbaraGave some interesting craft ideas.15 of 15 people found the following review helpful. Shell ShockedBy S. NormanI wish I could have seen the inside of this book before purchasing it. The description made it look like what I was needing for an upcoming beach themed party but; it didnt deliver any fresh ideas. The pictures are black and white or drawings. Copyright is from 1977 and updated in 1993 so it was before so many simple materials and techniques were available. It is informative from the aspect of names of materials and types of shells. Newer books have much better illustrations and instructions for the novice arts and crafts person. For the published time period it was perfect but not for todays decor.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The Beautiful book of "SHELL CRAFT".By June Springmeyer Wassaic NYShell Craft Book is excellent book which gives a more up-grade for projects to create with the world of Shell Craft book. Excellent instructions; sources for supplies; step by step instructions; cleaning and preparing shells; displaying your shells; excellent list of tools and supplies and the many projects you can design with the oceans of our beautiful sea shells and also the many names of these sea shells too.Thank you so muchJuneWassaic NY