A Thousand Darknesses: Lies and Truth in Holocaust Fiction Book

Introduction: The Anvil and the Crucible 1

Part One The Witnesses

1 Angry Young Man Tadeusz Borowski Borowski, Tadeusz 23

2 The Alchemist Primo Levi Levi, Primo 45

3 The Kabbalist in the Death Camps Elie Wiesel Wiesel, Elie 69

4 The Antiwitness Piotr Rawicz Rawicz, Piotr 89

5 The Bird Painter Jerzy Kosinski Kosinski, Jerzy 103

6 Child of Auschwitz Imre Kertesz Kertesz, Imre 121

Part Two Those Who Came After

7 A Story for You Steven Spielberg Spielberg, Steven 143

8 The Ghost Writer Wolfgang Koeppen Koeppen, Wolfgang 163

9 The Effect of the Real W. G. Sebald Sebald, W. G. 183

10 Willing Executioners Bernhard Schlink Schlink, Bernhard 199

11 Identity Theft: The Second Generation 215

Conclusion: The Third Generation 235

Index 245