Children of the Holocaust

by Lustig, Arnost; Nemcova, Jeanne; Theiner, George

• ISBN13: 9780810112797
• ISBN10: 0810112795
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-09-01
• Publisher: Northwestern Univ Pr

Summary

This volume is a landmark of Holocaust Literature and among the finest works of fiction produced by any writer since World War II. The center of Arnost Lustig's impressive oeuvre, the collection expresses his faith in the power of individuals - especially children - to shape their own destinies. These profoundly moving stories transcend the gruesome realities of the camps; their strength is that of the human spirit, the individual's ability to achieve moral triumph through action. Lustig's fiction shines among this century's outstanding literary achievements.
This volume contains sixteen short stories previously published under the titles Diamond of the Night and Night and Hope and the novel Darkness Casts No Shadow. Conceived and written as a whole, they are published here together for the first time.

Author Biography

Arnost Lustig teaches writing, literature, and the history of film at the American University.

Table of Contents

Night and Hope	p. 1
The Return	p. 3
Rose Street	p. 43
The Children	p. 81
Moral Education	p. 93
Stephen and Anne	p. 115
Blue Flames	p. 124
Hope	p. 164
Diamonds of the Night	p. 175
The Lemon	p. 177
The Second Round	p. 197
The White Rabbit	p. 226
The Old Ones and Death	p. 239
Beginning and End	p. 263
Michael and the Other Boy with the Dagger	p. 304
The Last Day of the Fire	p. 323
Black Lion	p. 346
Early in the Morning	p. 368
Darkness Casts No Shadow	p. 407
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