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The period since the end of the 1970s has seen a proliferation of autobiographical texts dealing with the experience of North American children of survivors, the “second generation.” In one sense this was only to be expected, as this time coincides with the coming of age of the post-war children of those who fled Europe. In another, however, it may be noted that relatively few of these writers were already established as authors of full-length books, although many of them have professional connections to other areas of the media and creative arts.l The fact that many of these children of survivors were branching out into new territory by writing memoirs suggests that there is a particular motivation for the second generation to write about their experiences. By far the most famous of these texts is Art Spiegelman’s graphic autobiography Maus, the cartoonist’s first book-length work, which receives detailed treatment in chapter 3. However, most of these memoirs are written by women, and I have reflected this in my choice of texts for discussion in the next two chapters. |
