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Repression and Resistance

By Surabhi Jha

Repression and Resistance

By Surabhi Jha

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The Holocaust, one of history's darkest chapters, not only annihilated millions but also shattered the human conscience. Amidst this devastation, women bore unique and often overlooked forms of suffering-subjected to forced deportation, sexual violence, and the systematic erasure of identity. This book offers a pioneering feminist reading of Holocaust fiction, focusing on five novels-Sophie's Choice by William Styron, The Reader by Bernhard Schlink, Torn Thread by Anne Isaacs, The Kommandant's Girl by Pam Jenoff, and Saving Amelie by Cathy Gohlke. Through these narratives, it examines how women's bodies and minds became sites of both oppression and defiance. Interweaving historical insight, psychological depth, and gender analysis, the study reclaims women's voices from the margins of Holocaust memory, illuminating their endurance, agency, and quiet resistance. A valuable contribution to Holocaust and feminist literary studies, this book underscores the indomitable resilience of the human spirit.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
160
Release Date:
2025-12-05
Publication Date:
2025-12-05
Publisher:
Peter Lang
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1803749164
ISBN13:
9781803749167
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
242 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
9 cm
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