Language:
German
Year of publication:
2007
Titel der Quelle:
Kirche und Israel; Neukirchener theologische Zeitschrift
Angaben zur Quelle:
22,2 (2007) 171-180
Keywords:
Wiesel, Élie,
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature
Abstract:
Discusses Wiesel's play "Le procès de Shamgorod", in which he stages a trial against God as a variation on the biblical story of Job. Although situated in Ukraine during the Chmielnicki pogroms of the mid-17th century, the play also refers to the Holocaust, a fact mentioned by Wiesel himself in a note. Argues that Wiesel disconnected the plot from the Holocaust in order to accentuate its theological relevance. Also examines how the play deals with the subject of theodicy.
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