Bycie widmem i medium dla widm – doświadczenie Auschwitz u Charlotte Delbo
Being a Ghost and a Medium for Ghosts: The Experience of Auschwitz in Charlotte Delbo’s Work

Summary/Abstract: Langlot analyses Charlotte Delbo’s Spectres, mes compagnons [Ghosts, My Companions] to examine the role of the ghost or spectre that appears on many levels. This figure helps writers picture the workings of memory and the status of the witness, as well as the prisoners’ situation. It also helps us understand if literature (in, about and after) Auschwitz is impossible and void of meaning, or to what extent it turns out to be necessary to maintain our humanity and the links between witnesses, victims, and those who receive the testimony; to testify about the camp in the face of the difficulties with representation. Delbo’s text, the beliefs expressed in it and the many meanings of the figure of the ghost or spectre can become the key to interpreting other works by this author.

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