The Voice of ‘Death’; Recollecting the Trauma and Survival of the Holocaust Victims in The Book Thief

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Sabitha M M

World War II, Holocaust, Death, Trauma Narrative, Memory, and Recovery.

Markus Zusak’s novel, The Book Thief can be treated within the genre of ‘Holocaust Literature’ as it mainly depicts the story of a nine-year-old German girl, Liesel Meminger and her continuous struggle for survival during the Second World War. Liesel experienced the outrages of war when her brother died and when her mother abandoned her to the care of the foster parents. Narrated through the voice of ‘Death’, The Book Thief presents a story of trauma recovery as Liesel learns to cope with her loss. Through the images of the historical narrative of the holocaust, Liesel’s distinct story conveys the universal story of recovery. This paper intends to analyse the trauma, memory and recovery of Liesel Meminger by viewing The Book Thief as a story of trauma recovery that essentially initiates the collective story of Holocaust survivors. The novel represents the traumatic notions with an emphasis on the changing discourse between the victim and the perpetrator, as it attempts to confront the effects of both holocaust memory and the German perpetrator trauma.

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Sabitha M M (April-2022). The Voice of ‘Death’; Recollecting the Trauma and Survival of the Holocaust Victims in The Book Thief. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 7(4), 1071-1074. https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2204136.pdf

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Research Area: Arts

Country: Thrissur, Kerala, India

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