Facing fascism and confronting the past
Subtitle: German women writers from Weimar to the present
By: edited by Elke P. Frederiksen and Martha Kaarsberg Wallach.
Contributors: Frederiksen, Elke.; Wallach, Martha Kaarsberg.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Albany, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
Subjects: German literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.; German literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism.; German literature -- Jewish authors -- History and criticism.; Authors, German -- 20th century -- Political and social views.; Women and literature -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.; Judaism and literature -- Germany.; Fascism in literature.
Description: "Spanning almost the entire twentieth century, from the 1920s to the 1990s, this book gives voice to both Jewish and non-Jewish women writers from German-speaking countries who were silenced during the Nazi years. Discussions on gender, patriarchy, and fascism are brought to bear on the works of Nely Sachs, Anna Seghers, Elisabeth Langgasser, Ingeborg Drewitz, Luise Rineser, Grete Weil, Christa Wolf, and others. The book also includes an autobiographical account of a Holocaust survivor's experience.

In light of recent political events in Europe, this book is particularly relevant."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-299) and index.