Germany as Victim
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4846744 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Omer Bartov (0000-0001-7973-7408, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Issue | 80 |
| Pages | 29 |
| Publication date | 2000-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New German Critique (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-033X • E-ISSN: 1558-1462 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/488631 |
| OpenAlex | W2327384590 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
In 1995 two small books published in German became international best sellers and quickly entered the canon of Holocaust literature from two polar perspectives: that of the perpetrators and that of the victims. Both books appeared to have an autobiographical element and both were written by men in their fifties, thereby straddling the fine line between personal experience and the second generation's often traumatized consciousness. Indeed, the degree of the authors' personal engagement in the events they describe is inherent in their respective impact and simultaneously raises questions about their authenticity and moral candor. At a time when the witnesses of Nazism and the Holocaust are
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2006 - 2019 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |