The Fantastic in Holocaust Literature and Film

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The Fantastic in Holocaust Literature and Film is written by Judith B. Kerman and published by McFarland. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0786458747 (ISBN 10) and 9780786458745 (ISBN 13).

When reality becomes fantastic, what literary effects will render it credible or comprehensible? To respond meaningfully to the surreality of the Holocaust, writers must produce works of moral and emotional complexity. One way they have achieved this is through elements of fantasy. Covering a range of theoretical perspectives, this collection of essays explores the use of fantastic story-telling in Holocaust literature and film. Writers such as Jane Yolen and Art Spiegelman are discussed, as well as the sci-fi television series V (1983), Stephen King's novella Apt Pupil (1982), Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth (2006) and Martin Scorsese's dark thriller Shutter Island (2010).