New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education

[Olga Meerson]

Robert is right: oddly, if one had to compare TESTIMONIAL literature about camps, Russian fiction--especially Shalamov--could compete with Evg. Ginzburg and tell a lot and very expressively. Shalamov also has his memoirs (Voskreshenie listvennicy), but they are not dedicated--exclusively or mainly--to camps. Otherwise, there is plenty as good as Ginzburg--Solzhenicyn's shorter fiction or First Circle, all of Shalamov, most of Abram Tertz--as good as but not better: her book is very, very good and soul-piercing. I don't know Olitzkaia but do know Ulanovskaia, who is excellent. I also know Ulitskaia who is sometimes great but never was in the camps herself.
I am glad and proud to agree with Robert Chandler, again, about almost everything!
o.m.

----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Chandler <kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM>
Date: Sunday, October 5, 2008 2:31 am
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education

> Shalamov is not primarily a writer of memoirs.  He wrote carefully 
> craftedrasskazy that are full of literary references.  I also did 
> not mention him
> because I think he is less suitable for this particular HIGH-SCHOOL 
> projectthan Ginzburg.  But please say more about Olitskaya - I am 
> ignorant.
> Best wtishes,
> 
> Robert
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > I doubt it is better then Olitskaya and Shalamov.
> > 
> > Sincerely,
> > 
> > Edward Dumanis <dumanis at buffalo.edu>
> > 
> > On Sat, 4 Oct 2008, Robert Chandler wrote:
> > ......./snip/.......
> >> 
> >> And I doubt if there is any better memoir about the camps than 
> Evgenia>> Ginzburg's.
> >> 
> >> Best Wishes,
> >> 
> >> Robert
> > 
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