Rue Ordener, Rue Labat by Sarah Kofman (English) Paperback Book

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Rue Ordener, Rue Labat by Sarah Kofman, Ann Smock A memoir by the author who presents an account of the horrifying moment in July 1942 when her father, the rabbi of a small synagogue, was dragged by police from the family home on Rue Ordener in Paris, then transported to Auschwitz. It recounts the horrors of her childhood. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Rue Ordener, Rue Labat is a moving memoir by the distinguished French philosopher Sarah Kofman. It opens with the horrifying moment in July 1942 when the authors father, the rabbi of a small synagogue, was dragged by police from the family home on Rue Ordener in Paris, then transported to Auschwitz-"the place," writes Kofman, "where no eternal rest would or could ever be granted." It ends in the mid-1950s, when Kofman enrolled at the Sorbonne. The book is as eloquent as it is forthright. Kofman recalls her father and family in the years before the war, then turns to the terrors and confusions of her own childhood in Paris during the German occupation. Not long after her fathers disappearance, Kofman and her mother took refuge in the apartment of a Christian woman on Rue Labat, where they remained until the Liberation. This bold woman, whom Kofman called Meme, undoubtedly saved the young girl and her mother from the death camps. But Kofmans close attachment to Meme also resulted in a rupture between mother and child that was never to be fully healed.This slender volume is distinguished by the authors clear prose, the carefully recounted horrors of her childhood, and the uncommon poise that came to her only with the passage of many years. Author Biography Rue Ordener, Rue Labat was first published in France in 1994. Sarah Kofman, best known as a philosopher and theoretician, died that same year. Ann Smock is an associate professor of French at the University of California, Berkeley. She is the author of Double Dealing (Nebraska 1986) and the translator of Blanchots The Writing of the Disaster (Nebraska 1986). Kirkus US Review Kofman, a prominent French philosopher, wrote this memoir of her life as a Jewish child under the German occupation in 1994, shortly before she committed suicide. This is a strangely detached recollection of what it was like to be a little girl in France during the traumatic days of the Occupation. Kofmans father, a Hasidic rabbi, was arrested on July 16, 1942, during the first large round-up of French Jews and sent to Auschwitz, where he was murdered by a kapo for refusing to work on the Sabbath. The authors recollections begin on the ill-fated day of that round-up and follow her life through her admission to the Sorbonne ten years later at the age of 18. All she retains of her father besides her memories is his fountain pen, which sat on her desk driving her to write her own books: "Maybe all my books have been the detours required to bring me to write about that. "Kofman and her mother managed to avoid the Nazis, hiding with friends and acquaintances. Eventually, they settled in with a Gentile woman whom Kofman remembers as Meme. Meme gradually won the little girl over and at wars end tried to take custody of her. Because Kofmans relationship with her mother was a tortured one, the child carried a considerable weight of ambivalence at this turn of events. Finally, her mother was forced, literally, to kidnap Kofman in order to reclaim her. Kofman retells this story in short vignettes, dispassionately and coolly. The result is all the more powerful for its authors distanced voice. Smocks translation catches the tone quite successfully. At times almost painful to read, a different kind of Holocaust memoir and a book that, with hindsight, suggests the fate that the author had perhaps already chosen for herself. (Kirkus Reviews) Details ISBN0803277806 Author Ann Smock Short Title RUE ORDENER RUE LABAT Series Stages Language English Translator Ann Smock ISBN-10 0803277806 ISBN-13 9780803277809 Media Book Format Paperback Series Number 7 Year 1996 Imprint University of Nebraska Press Place of Publication Lincoln Country of Publication United States Translated from French Illustrations black & white illustrations Residence US Publisher University of Nebraska Press DOI 10.1604/9780803277809 UK Release Date 1996-08-01 AU Release Date 1996-08-01 NZ Release Date 1996-08-01 US Release Date 1996-08-01 Publication Date 1996-08-01 DEWEY 801.092 Audience Professional & Vocational Pages 108 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:161807913;

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