Two journeys. Ten „polish” days of Henry Raczymow and We won’t see Auschwitz of Jérémie Dres Cover Image

Dwie podróże. O powieściach Dziesięć „polskich” dni Henri’ego Raczymowa i Nie pojedziemy zobaczyć Auschwitz Jérémiego Dresa
Two journeys. Ten „polish” days of Henry Raczymow and We won’t see Auschwitz of Jérémie Dres

Author(s): Anna Ciarkowska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Fundacja Pro Scientia Publica
Keywords: postmemory; Jérémie Dres; Henri Raczymow; French Holocaust literature; Shoah; Auschwitz; lieux de Mémoire

Summary/Abstract: The objective of the article is to compare two stories about journeys to Poland – graphic novel We won’t see Auschwitz of Jérémie Dres and a short novel of Henri Raczymow – Ten « polish » days. The author tries to analyse two diff erent ways of building a jewish memory of French immigrants during their visit and to compare two perceptions of Warsaw, Cracov and « jewish emptiness ». The results of this analysis allow to make important remarks about transgenerational transformations in memory structure.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 626-632
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Polish