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Developmentally disabled Social conditions Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature Jewish fiction History and criticism Judenvernichtung Judenvernichtung Künste Geschichte 20. Jh Judenvernichtung Künste Geschichte 2001 ff Künste Judenvernichtung Geschichte 2001 ff Memory in literature Motiv Truth in literatureFilter By Subjects
Developmentally disabled Social conditions Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature Jewish fiction History and criticism Judenvernichtung Judenvernichtung Künste Geschichte 20. Jh Judenvernichtung Künste Geschichte 2001 ff Künste Judenvernichtung Geschichte 2001 ff Memory in literature Motiv Truth in literatureLutz, Amy S. F.
Summary: "In her 2006 memoir Strange Son, Portia Iversen coined the phrase "intact mind" to describe the typical cognitive abilities she believed were buried within even the most seemingly impaired autistic individuals, like her son Dov - who, at nine years old, was completely nonverbal and spent much of his time "chewing on blocks and tapping stones." Although he didn't know the alphabet, colors, or...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.85 LUTFranklin, Ruth.
Summary: What is the difference between writing a novel about the Holocaust and fabricating a memoir? Are Holocaust writings, by their very nature, exempt from criticism and interpretation? Do narratives about the Holocaust have a special obligation to be truthful--that is, faithful to the facts of history? Is a fictional account of the Holocaust, in the words of Elie Wiesel, "an insult to the dead"? In...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2011