Children Writing the Holocaust

This book examines a wide range of works written by and about child survivors and victims of the Holocaust. The writers analyzed range from Anne Frank and Saul Friedlander to Ida Fink and Louis Begley; topics covered include the Kindertransport experience, exile to Siberia, living in hiding, Jewish children masquerading as Christian, and ghetto diaries. Throughout, the argument is made that these texts use such similar techniques and structures that children's-eye views of the Holocaust constitute a discrete literary genre.

Vice (English literature, U. of Sheffield) examines a range of works written for adult readers by and about child survivors and victims of the Holocaust. She identifies the features these texts hold in common and considers whether these works constitute a discrete literary genre. Some of the literary techniques analyzed include chora, split- time, and fragmentary narration. Writers discussed range from Anne Frank and Saul Friedländer to Ida Fink, Louis Begley, and W.G. Sebald. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Sue Vice is Reader in English Literature at the University of Sheffield.