Wilkomirski the victim: Individual remembering as social interaction and public event

TitleWilkomirski the victim: Individual remembering as social interaction and public event
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2001
AuthorsStefan Maechler
JournalHistory and Memory
Volume13
Issue2
Pagination59-95
ISSN0935560X
Abstract

Focusing on the power and seduction of culturally spread images, Maechler describes how, over the course of his life, Binjamin Wilkomirski acquired his memories and ultimately came to publish his autobiography. He examines how social interactions and social context play a fundamental role in his invented narrative and how he used the mythological power of the Holocaust to create a convincing autobiography.

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Short TitleWilkomirski the victim