Hitlers French Literary Afterlives, 1945-2017 [Hardcover]

This book analyses the successive appearances of Adolf Hitler in French fiction between 1945 and 2017. It discusses why, unlike what has been observed in the US and in the UK, it has proven problematic for French novelists to write about Hitler in their numerous fictional explorations of the Second World War. It examines the literary and ethical challenges of including historical characters such as Hitler in fiction, and demonstrates how these challenges evolved over time as memories of the Second World War also evolved in France. 

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Chapter 1: Hitler and the Second World War in French Historiography and Fiction.- Chapter 2: Hitler in the Margins. On Jean-Paul Sartres Le Sursis (1945) and Jean Genets Pompes fun?bres (1947).- Chapter 3: What if Hitler had Survived? On Pierre Boulles Son Dernier Combat (1965) and Ren? Fallets Ersatz (1974).- Chapter 4: From Adolf to Hitler. On Fr?d?ric Dards Le Dragon de Cracovie (1998) and ?ric-Emmanuel Schmitts La Part de lautre (2001).- Chapter 5 : Adolf before Hitler. On Christian Millaus Le Passant de Vienne (2010) and Michel Folcos La Jeunesse m?lancolique et tr?s d?sabus?e dAdolf Hitler (2010).- Chapter 6: Hitler from France to the Rest of the World (and Back): Concluding Remarks. 

“Bragança offers is a series of detailed and convincing case studies that usefully illuminate the specific evolution of French memorial culture since the end of the war. It will be useful for anyone interested in cultural memories of the Second World War, French post-war literature, or perpetrator representations.” (Joanne Pettitt, Modern & Contemporary France, Vol. 32 (1), 2024)

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