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In Lieu of Memory - Contemporary Jewish Writing in France (Hardcover)
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In Lieu of Memory - Contemporary Jewish Writing in France (Hardcover)
Series: Judaic Traditions in LIterature, Music, and Art
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An encyclopedic introduction to French Jewish literature as it has
emerged since the late 1960s. This book provides a wide-ranging
analysis of French Jewish authors born after the Shoal and traces
the development of the rich agenda of jeune litterature juive
(young Jewish writing) from its beginnings in the late 1970s, into
the 1980s and 1990s, when it gained intense momentum. Thomas Nolden
uses a wealth of biographical information to expound on his central
thesis: the abrupt interruption of transmission of the Jewish
heritage by assimilation, migration, and near-extermination
required these writers to reinvent themselves their past, and their
memories as Jews. Nolden provides concise readings of the fiction
of more than two dozen writers of both Sephardic and Ashkenazi
background living in present-day France. He demonstrates how
contemporary Jewish writing has responded historically, culturally,
politically, and aesthetically to developments in French society
and in Jewish culture. His critical analysis of the major themes,
concerns, and stylistic features of the authors' work connects
Jewish writing in France to the traditions of Jewish writing both
during the diaspora and in Israel.
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