Language:
French
Year of publication:
1999
Titel der Quelle:
Les Temps Modernes
Angaben zur Quelle:
604 (1999) 190-203
Keywords:
Perec, Georges,
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature
Abstract:
Analyzes the novel "W ou le souvenir de l'enfance" by Perec, an allegory based on the author's childhood memories of the Holocaust period. Compares the fictional account of life on an island to his own recollections of the death of his father in 1940, his departure from Paris to safety in the countryside, and the disappearance of his mother in 1942. Contends that the novel's significance lies in its use of psychoanalysis as a tool by Perec to aid survivors in dealing with the painful memories of the Holocaust period.
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