The Bloomsbury Companion to Holocaust Literature (Bloomsbury Companions) - Hardcover

This is a superb, well-thought out and brilliantly constructed companion to this growing field: it will both stimulate further research and support the teaching of Holocaust Literature.
Robert Eaglestone, Professor of Contemporary Literature and Thought, Department of English, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK

This timely volume is an invaluable and lucid guide to the complexities of a vital and varied field of study. It will provide inspiration both for those already engaged in work in this field and those who are new to it.
Victoria Stewart, Reader in Modern and Contemporary Literature, School of English, University of Leicester, UK

Drawing together leading figures in the field of Holocaust studies, this impressive and carefully balanced collection offers fresh perspectives on the literary representation of the Holocaust. The essays map out key areas of current debate, providing a valuable guide to the development of Holocaust studies, trauma studies, and memory studies in the twenty-first century.
Anne Whitehead, Senior Lecturer in Modern and Contemporary Literature, School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics, Newcastle University, UK

The Bloomsbury Companion to Holocaust Literature is a comprehensive reference resource including a wealth of critical material on a diverse range of topics within the literary study of Holocaust writing. At its centre is a series of specially commissioned essays by leading scholars within the field: these address genre-specific issues such as the question of biographical and historical truth in Holocaust testimony, as well as broader topics including the politics of Holocaust representation and the validity of comparative approaches to the Holocaust in literature and criticism. The volume includes a substantial section detailing new and emergent trends within the literary study of the Holocaust, a concise glossary of major critical terminology, and an annotated bibliography of relevant research material.

Featuring original essays by: Victoria Aarons, Jenni Adams, Michael Bernard-Donals, Matthew Boswell, Stef Craps, Richard Crownshaw, Brett Ashley Kaplan and Fernando Herrero-Matoses, Adrienne Kertzer, Erin McGlothlin, David Miller, and Sue Vice.