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On the Edge of the Holocaust The Shoah in Latin American Literature and Culture Edna Aizenberg Brandeis 2015 • 200 pp. 19 illus. 6 x 9" Literary Criticism - Caribbean & Latin American / Holocaust Studies / Jewish Studies $40.00 Paperback, 978-1-61168-856-6 $85.00 Hardcover, 978-1-61168-855-9 $34.99 Ebook, 978-1-61168-857-3 Check your ebook retailer or local library for ebook availability. (Hardcover is un-jacketed.
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“This is a valuable contribution to Latin American and Holocaust studies, and a useful, recommended addition to Judaica collections in academic and high school libraries.” —Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter Sheds new light on the views and attitudes of Latin American writers during the Nazi era In this bold study, Edna Aizenberg offers a much-needed corrective to both Latin American literary scholarship and popular assumptions that the whole of Latin America served as a Nazi refuge both during and after World War II. Analyzing the treatment of the Shoah by five leading figures in Argentine, Brazilian, and Chilean writing—Alberto Gerchunoff, Clarice Lispector, Jorge Luis Borges, Gabriela Mistral, and Joao Guimaraes Rosa—Aizenberg illuminates how Latin American intellectuals engaged with the horrific information that reached them regarding the Holocaust, including the sympathy and collaboration of their own governments with the Nazis. Aizenberg emphasizes how—through fiction, journalism, and activism—these five culture-makers opposed and fought fascism. At the same time, her readings of individual texts confront shopworn clichés about Latin American writing and literature, suggesting deeper and richer dimensions to many canonical works. This interdisciplinary book fills critical gaps in both Holocaust and Latin American studies, and will be of great interest to scholars and students in both fields. Click here for TABLE OF CONTENTS
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