Bibliograph

Days and memory, Charlotte Delbo ; translated from the French and with a preface by Rosette Lamont

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Days and memory, Charlotte Delbo ; translated from the French and with a preface by Rosette Lamont

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Days and memory

Oclc number

47136748

Responsibility statement

Charlotte Delbo ; translated from the French and with a preface by Rosette Lamont

Review

"In Auschwitz, memory meant life; remembering the humanity extinguised by the death camps and hoping to survive to tell what had been endured. In Auschwitz, Charlotte Delbo collected from memory the plays, stories, and poems that fed her companions' spirits. There she committed to memory all that she would one day describe for future generations. In Days and Memory, her last book, completed shortly before her death, Delbo becomes the voice of memory. Poems and vignettes, dialogues and meditations, interweave her experience in the death camp with the sufferings of others around the world, depicting the power of dignity and decency in the face of inhumanity

Summary

A remarkable achievement, stark and lyrical, passionate and fiery, this virtuoso performance demands attention - and rewards readers with beauty, sorrow, and hope."--Jacket

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