FIRE AND THE BONFIRE : a journey into memory.

"How is the baton of experience passed from generation to generation? What is transmitted? Ardyn Halter explores the legacy of his late father Roman Halter's experiences of the Holocaust. What is received by the "Second Generation" and how can it be expressed in language or art?...

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Main Author: HALTER, ARDYN
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: AMSTERDAM : AMSTERDAM UNIVERSITY PR, 2023.
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Summary:"How is the baton of experience passed from generation to generation? What is transmitted? Ardyn Halter explores the legacy of his late father Roman Halter's experiences of the Holocaust. What is received by the "Second Generation" and how can it be expressed in language or art? A journey to Rwanda to complete a commission to commemorate the Rwandan genocide, and a journey to Poland. The Fire and the Bonfire reveals a close - though also difficult - father-son relationship and explores genocide through art, which leads to unexpected discoveries." --
ISBN:9789493276840
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