The witness and the body in Auschwitz : early literary accounts of the camp experience /

The Witness and the Body in Auschwitz: Early Literary Accounts of the Camp Experience discusses the meanings of corporeality in Auschwitz based on memory-based texts written by survivors in the early postwar years. This book discusses questions related to the body, gender, sexuality and sexual viole...

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Main Author:	Karwowska, Bożena (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2023].
Subjects:	Auschwitz (Concentration camp) > In literature. Holocaust survivors' writings > History and criticism. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature. Autobiography > Jewish authors. Autobiographical memory in literature. Human body in literature. Feminist criticism.

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Summary:	The Witness and the Body in Auschwitz: Early Literary Accounts of the Camp Experience discusses the meanings of corporeality in Auschwitz based on memory-based texts written by survivors in the early postwar years. This book discusses questions related to the body, gender, sexuality and sexual violence as a prisoner.
Physical Description:	v, 191 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-185) and index.
ISBN:	9781666916935 1666916935