Jorge Semprún and Primo Levi: writing and memory about concentration camps

  • Javier Sánchez Zapatero Dpto. de Lengua Española (área de teoría de la Literatura y Literatura comparada) Universidad de Salamanca
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/RFRM.55847
Keywords: concentration camps literature, memory, Primo Levi, Jorge Semprún.

Abstract

the paper studies the formal, thematic and pragmatic characteristics of concentration camp literature, using as a referente testimonial books of two survivors of the Nazi camps (Jorge Semprún and Primo Levi). Besides, it also analyzes the memorial and cognitive value of these texts, created to remember the excesses committed in the fields and the memory of its victims.

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Published
2017-04-24
How to Cite
Sánchez Zapatero J. (2017). Jorge Semprún and Primo Levi: writing and memory about concentration camps. Revista de Filología Románica, 33, 179-189. https://doi.org/10.5209/RFRM.55847
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Vol. 33 (2016): Nª Especial: Reflejos de la Segunda Guerra Mundial en la literatura y en la artes
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