Preface
Introduction: the features of the Holocaust short story
1. The collapse of time: introduction to select themes of the Holocaust short story
2. The collapse of silence: the role of silence in Ida Fink’s short stories
3. The collapse of man – and then man created the anti-man: the role of the Muselman figure in select short stories from Tadeusz Borowski’s This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen
4. The collapse of relationships and home: the Nazi assault on relationships, family, and home as portrayed in two Yiddish Holocaust short stories
5. The collapse of motherhood: Cynthia Ozick’s short story "The Shawl"
Conclusion
Biography
Mary Catherine Mueller, Ph.D., teaches Holocaust Literature at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Mueller has presented her work in the field of Holocaust studies to scholars, educators, and human rights advocates around the world. Her research and writings examine representations of the Holocaust in art, culture, and memory; Jewish studies; anti-Semitism; and representations of the Holocaust in literature.
