Holocaust as non-fiction in modern Dutch and Flemish youth literature ; Holocaust als non-fictie in de hedendaagse Nederlandse en Vlaamse jeugdliteratuur

The past two decades have seen a growing proliferation and generic (intermedial) diversification of Holocaust-related fiction and non-fiction in the Dutch language. At the hands of Dutch and Flemish authors of the third generation as well as writers who do not have a personal connection with the Holocaust, genres as diverse as the historical novel, picture books, the graphic novel, comic books and informational books have become the platform for creative engagement with the Shoah. In view of the growing temporal distance separating contemporary readers from the actual events of the Holocaust c... Mehr ...