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Studying the diary as a genre, this book examines Jewish diary entries written in Occupied France.

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“Her book is engrossing, emotional, and enlightening.” -- Ludivine Broch, University of Westminster * Central European History *

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1. Narratives of Identity Introduction: The Experience of Identification A Pronoun Tells Its Stories: "We" Stories of Performance The Slender Thread of Memory 2. The Place of the Self: Raymond-Raoul Lambert Introduction A Jew of France A Place in Books 3. Making It Last: Benjamin Schatzman Introduction I Am Unrecognisable Writing Making It Last 4. Narratives of Time Introduction: The Experience of Time An Adverb Tells Its Stories: "Already" Stories of Waiting i. Saül Castro’s Worry Beads ii. Jean Oppenheimer’s Tartine iii. The Posthumous Life of Hélène Berr Coda: The Self in History Endnote Appendix Bibliography

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      Publisher: University of Toronto Press
      Publication Date: 06/05/2020
      ISBN13: 9781487507534, 978-1487507534
      ISBN10: 1487507534
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Studying the diary as a genre, this book examines Jewish diary entries written in Occupied France.

      Trade Review
      “Her book is engrossing, emotional, and enlightening.” -- Ludivine Broch, University of Westminster * Central European History *

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1. Narratives of Identity Introduction: The Experience of Identification A Pronoun Tells Its Stories: "We" Stories of Performance The Slender Thread of Memory 2. The Place of the Self: Raymond-Raoul Lambert Introduction A Jew of France A Place in Books 3. Making It Last: Benjamin Schatzman Introduction I Am Unrecognisable Writing Making It Last 4. Narratives of Time Introduction: The Experience of Time An Adverb Tells Its Stories: "Already" Stories of Waiting i. Saül Castro’s Worry Beads ii. Jean Oppenheimer’s Tartine iii. The Posthumous Life of Hélène Berr Coda: The Self in History Endnote Appendix Bibliography

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