The Holocaust: History, Literature, and Memory: Reference Shelf

Use this guide to "locate over 800 first-person accounts, fiction, poetry, art interpretations, and music by Holocaust victims and survivors, as well as videos relating the testimony and experiences of Holocaust survivors. In addition to the few well-known writers, artists, and musicians whose work so eloquently captures their experience during the Holocaust, this guide introduces the work of more than 250 lesser known or unrecognized writers, artists, and musicians..." (book jacket).

A volume in Gale's highly regarded Dictionary of Literary Biography series, this work profiles authors and includes appendices for historical novels, postmodern fiction, second-generation literature, and further reading. Also available in print, Reference Collection (1st floor), Call # PS129 .D47 v.299.

This book is a winner of the 2016 Outstanding Reference Sources Award, Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), American Library Association (ALA).

history and criticism of Holocaust literary works and personal narratives

This reference work profiles "128 of the most influential first generation authors who either survived, perished, or were closely connected to the Holocaust" (book jacket).

"Featuring 300 alphabetically organized bio-critical essays on writers of memoirs, novels, poetry, short stories, and drama, ranging in length from 1,500 to 7,000 words, this comprehensive scholarly work presents a broad spectrum of voices remembering, interpreting, and reinterpreting one of the twentieth century's most politically and emotionally charged events" (book jacket).

"Covering the entire spectrum of the literature of the Holocaust era, from the beginnings of Nazism through the concentration camp experience, survivor syndrome and second generation response, this detailed survey includes entries on more than 200 authors and 300 works. Author entries include detailed biographical information as well as expert analytical interpretation" (book jacket).