Author

Publication

1996 - Text Pub. Co., Melbourne, Vic., Australia

Language

English

Word Count

49,000 words, Guess

Page Count

196 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing915753
  • Goodreads1294357

Classifications

  • DDC098/.3
  • LCCPR9619.3.D255 H335 1996

Description

Robert Manne’s The Culture of Forgetting (1996) examines the scandal surrounding Helen Darville, who wrote as Helen Demidenko. Her award‑winning novel The Hand That Signed the Paper was later revealed to rest on a fabricated Ukrainian identity and controversial portrayals of the Holocaust. Manne’s critique explores the ethical responsibilities of writers, the dangers of literary deception, and the cultural impact of the affair on Australian memory and Holocaust representation.

Subjects

Topics

HistoryPlagiarismWorld War, 1939-1945Literature and the warDarville, Helen, 1971- Literary forgeries and mystificationsHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature

People

Helen Darville (1971-)

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