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I REGULARLY TEACH THIS CLASSIC IN A COURSE ON HOLOCAUST IN TEXT AND IMAGE. I note that, like most of my students, very few reviewers here understand the allegorical nature of the work, nor are they interested in the structure, language, and literary merits. So let me share with you the handout I give to the students (university level)
Some Questions for Directed Reading and Class Discussion:
This book has become a classic in the literature of the Holocaust, which does not mean, of course, that is beyond critique. It has a certain contested pedigree (as you will read in the epilogue to the book by the author, now deceased)
1. It is representative… Read more
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