Holocaust Literature: Agosín to Lentin
- ISBN-10
- 0415929830
- ISBN-13
- 9780415929837
- Series
- Holocaust Literature
- Category
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Pages
- 1499
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis US
- Author
- S. Lillian Kremer
Description
Review: "This encyclopedia offers an authoritative and comprehensive survey of the important writers and works that form the literature about the Holocaust and its consequences. The collection is alphabetically arranged and consists of high-quality biocritical essays on 309 writers who are first-, second-, and third-generation survivors or important thinkers and spokespersons on the Holocaust. An essential literary reference work, this publication is an important addition to the genre and a solid value for public and academic libraries."--"The Top 20 Reference Titles of the Year," American Libraries, May 2004.
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