Narrating itsembabwoko: when literature becomes testimony of genocide
Auteur :
Semujanga, Josias
Éditeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
ISBN :
9783034320573
Date de publication :
26 sept. 2016
Dimensions :
22,5 x 15,5 cm
Poids :
470 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
In this study, the mecanisms by which literature, fiction, and other narratives could become testimonial of genocide are analyzed. It is demonstrated that fictional works and testimony narratives, by creating shared emotion between reader and writer, create the Human truth, which is more important than the scienfic truth.