“His Notebook Grew Orchids and Weeds”: Language, Burial, and Recovery in Anne Michaels’s Fugitive Pieces

Through the critical lens of trauma theory, this article explores Anne Michaels’s recurrent imagery of archaeological and geological excavations; burial, drowning, and uncovering; and the inconsistencies, repetitions, and ruptures in language and memory prevalent in Holocaust narratives. By focusing...

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Published in:Canadian Jewish Studies
Main Author: Sara Monahan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Association for Canadian Jewish Studies/York University Libraries 2021-10-01
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Online Access:https://cjs.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/cjs/article/view/40244