The Muselmann at the Watercooler (Reference Library of Jewish Intellectual History) - Hardcover
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Synopsis
In his memoir, The Muselmann at the Water Cooler, Eli Pfefferkorn encapsulates the human condition through his own experiences as a Holocaust survivor.
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Review
Pfefferkorn s experience and his memoir about it are both unusual in the field of Holocaust studies. He experienced the Shoah and survived it, played a crucial role in the establishment of the United States Holocaust Museum, and has made substantial academic contributions as well. His memoir is well done, and will make an important contribution to the field of Holocaust studies. --John K. Roth, Edward Sexton Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Claremont McKenna College.
Pfefferkorn has a lively style and a fascinating story to tell: his insights and his perspectives deserve a wide audience. --Sir Martin Gilbert, official biographer of Winston Churchill and author of The Second World War (Weidenfeld and Holt, 1989)
The book is an arresting reading experience both for the manner in which Pfefferkorn writes and the conclusions that he conveys. Not surprisingly, given his adult life-long dedication at the personal and scholarly level to writing, drama, poetry and prose, Pfefferkorn is a superb literary craftsman and stylist. His book is truly memoir as literature.--MBD"Jewish Canadian News" (12/01/2011)
"Pfefferkorn's experience and his memoir about it are both unusual in the field of Holocaust studies. He experienced the Shoah and survived it, played a crucial role in the establishment of the United States Holocaust Museum, and has made substantial academic contributions as well. His memoir is well done, and will make an important contribution to the field of Holocaust studies."--John K. Roth, Edward Sexton Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Claremont McKenna College
"Pfefferkorn has a lively style and a fascinating story to tell: his insights and his perspectives deserve a wide audience."--Sir Martin Gilbert, official biographer of Winston Churchill and author of The Second World War (Weidenfeld and Holt, 1989)
"The book is an arresting reading experience both for the manner in which Pfefferkorn writes and the conclusions that he conveys. Not surprisingly, given his adult life-long dedication at the personal and scholarly level to writing, drama, poetry and prose, Pfefferkorn is a superb literary craftsman and stylist. His book is truly memoir as literature."--MBD "Jewish Canadian News "
About the Author
Eli Pfefferkorn (Ph.D. Brown University) has served as Director of Research at the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, worked as a reviewer for the Literary Supplement of Haaretz, and edited the periodical Hebrew Literature in Translation. He has worked as a professor at Haifa and Tel-Aviv Universities and has been a guest lecturer at Brown University. He is also the recipient of a Fulbright-Hays Scholarship
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