Gratok. Language of Life and Language of Death

Relationships between identity & languages, & between memory & history, are considered in a discussion of recently published literary works. From a translator's perspective, the association of Yiddish with death, & of French with life, is examined in historical context, drawing...

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Published inMeta (Montréal) Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 482 - 487
Main Author Robin, Regine
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published 01.01.1995
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Summary:Relationships between identity & languages, & between memory & history, are considered in a discussion of recently published literary works. From a translator's perspective, the association of Yiddish with death, & of French with life, is examined in historical context, drawing from personal experiences during WWII. Adapted from the source document
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ISSN:0026-0452