SHHH itty/oah. Raymond Federman's Autobiographical Strategies

The article is an analysis of the posthumously published "Shhh: The Story of a Childhood" by Raymond Federman. In the book, Federman revolves around the primary scene of his writing, when his mother pushed him into the closet and, whispering “shhh,” hid him from the Gestapo. I examine how...

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Main Author: Piotr Sadzik
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Language:deu
Published: University of Szczecin Press 2024-01-01
Series:Autobiografia
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Online Access:https://wnus.usz.edu.pl/au/en/issue/1477/article/21271/
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testimony
postmodernism
title SHHH itty/oah. Raymond Federman's Autobiographical Strategies
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title_fullStr SHHH itty/oah. Raymond Federman's Autobiographical Strategies
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Shoah
testimony
postmodernism
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