Readership: Scholars and students of Nazi Germany, the Holocaust, Jewish Studies and twentieth century historians; cultural historians
Zoë Vania Waxman, Fellow in Holocaust Studies, Royal Holloway, University of London
"Writing the Holocaust represents an important contribution to the field of Holocaust studies." - Andrea Reiter, Mortality
"a wonderful introduction to Holocaust literature, especially early Holocaust literature; and it is an informed and intelligent discussion, for even the most advanced students of the Holocaust, of the role of literature in shaping our understanding of the Shoah, and understanding the lives and destinies of those victims who did and did not survive (survivors were also victims)." - Michael Berenbaum, Journal of Genocide Research
Introduction 1: Writing as Resistance? - Bearing Witness in the Warsaw Ghetto 2: Writing to Survive: The Testimony of the Concentration Camps 3: Writing to Remember: The Role of the Survivor 4: Writing Ignored: Reading Women's Holocaust Testimonies 5: Writing the Holocaust: The Representation of Testimony Epilogue