The face of exile : autobiographical journeys /

The rise of fascism in Europe created a body of works by authors for whom the choice of exile became the defining event in their lives, autobiographers who recounted terrifying stories of incarceration, fight, survival, and integration into a new culture. In The Face of Exile, Judith Melton offers a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Melton, Judith M., 1941-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©1998.
Temas:
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Refugees > Europe.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Réfugiés > Europe.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Récits personnels.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Refugees.
Europe.
Personal narratives.
Récits personnels.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Introduction: The Experience of Exile and the Autobiographical Impulse; Part I: Disrupted Lives; 1. Escape to Life; 2. The Fall of France: Narratives of Escape and Internment; 3. The Persecution and Flight of the Jews: Narratives of Survival; 4. After the War: Coming to Terms with Exile; Part II: Reconstruction; 5. Crossing Boundaries: Theoretical Dimensions of Exile Autobiography; 6. Childhood and the Mystery of Origins; 7. The Intellectual Response; 8. A Personal Mythology; 9. The Currency of Lanugage.

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