Salvaged Pages

Presents excerpts from the Holocaust diaries of fifteen young people, ranging in age from twelve to twenty-two, each with an introductory essay that looks at the writer, and the historical context of the diary, with a study of the text and its relevance in the context of Holocaust history or literature. Includes a list of over fifty additional known diaries written by young people during the period.

About the author

Alexandra Zapruder was on the founding staff of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and was writer and co-producer of I'm Still Here, an award-winning documentary for young people based on Salvaged Pages.

Product details

• Authors: Alexandra Zapruder, Ms. Alexandra Zapruder
• Assisted by: Alexandra Zapruder (Editor)
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.08.2015
• EAN: 9780300205992
• ISBN: 978-0-300-20599-2
• No. of pages: 536
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 236 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book; Europe, European History, Diaries, letters & journals, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Diaries & Journals, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Letters, Second World War, The Holocaust, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Diaries, letters and journals, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / Holocaust, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater