Encyclopedia of Holocaust Literature

Produktbeschreibung

Whether it's a novel, memoir, diary, poem, or drama, a common thread runs through the literature of the Nazi Holocaust-a motif of personal testimony to the dearness of humanity. With that perspective the expert authors of Encyclopedia of Holocaust Literature undertake profiling 128 of the most influential first generation authors who either survived, perished, or were closely connected to the Holocaust. Arranged alphabetically by author, all of the entries answer the same basic questions about the author and his or her work: What is the nature of the author's literary response to the Holocaust? What is his or her place in Holocaust literature? What does the author's work contribute to an understanding of the Holocaust? What is distinctive about the author's work? What are some key moments in the author's life? What issues does the author's work pose for the reader? To address these questions, the entries are generally organized into three primary divisions: (1) an opening section on why the author's work has a significant or distinctive place in Holocaust literature, (2) a second section containing information on the author's biography, and (3) a critical examination of the highlights of the author's work. In most cases, the third section is the longest, since the focus of the encyclopedia is the literature, not the author.

The Encyclopedia is intended for all students and teachers of the Holocaust, regardless of their levels of learning. Avenues for further research are incorporated at the conclusion of each entry and in a comprehensive bibliography of primary works of Holocaust literature and a second bibliography of critical studies of Holocaust literature. 

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Introduction
The Encyclopedia
Appendix 1: Authors by Date of Birth
Appendix 2: Authors by Country of Birth
Appendix 3: Authors by Birth Name
Bibliography of Primary Works of Holocaust Literature
Bibliography of Critical Studies of Holocaust Literature
Index 

Autoreninfo

Dr. David Patterson ist Professor für Computer Science an der University of California, Berkeley. Anfang der 1980er Jahren leitetet er zusammen mit Carlo H. Sequin das Berkeley RISC-Projekt das zu RISC I, dem ersten VLSI Reduced Instruction Set Computer führte. Auf dieser Basis entwickelte Sun Microsystems später den SPARC-Prozessor.
Mitte der 1980er Jahre entwickelte Patterson, zusammen mit Randy Katz, das RAID-Konzept (redundant array of independent disks). 1989 arbeitete er am Supercomputer CM-5. Patterson und seine Kollegen versuchten später, einen Supercomputer aus Standard-Desktopcomputern und Switches aufzubauen. Das daraus entstandene NOW-Projekt (Network of Workstations) führte zur Cluster-Technologie. Heute arbeitet er am ROC-Projekt (Recovery Oriented Computing). 2004 bis 2006 war er Präsident der ACM (Association for Computing Machinery).
Patterson ist Autor von über 150 Artikeln und zahlreicher (Lehr-)Bücher; er erhielt rund 30 Auszeichnungen und Ehrungen für seine Tätigkeit in Forschung und Lehre.