Frozen in Sorrow: Winterijs [Winter ice] by Peter Van Gestel
Peter Van Gestel’s Winterijs [Winter ice] from 2001 is one of the most lauded Dutch children’s books. This article contextualizes its evocation of the Holocaust in the didactic, recreational and aesthetic functions of children’s literature, and in the epistemological, psychological and ethical tensi...
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
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Teksty Drugie
2024
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| Online adgang: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Summary: | Peter Van Gestel’s Winterijs [Winter ice] from 2001 is one of the most lauded Dutch children’s books. This article contextualizes its evocation of the Holocaust in the didactic, recreational and aesthetic functions of children’s literature, and in the epistemological, psychological and ethical tensions that Katrien Vloeberghs identifies in children’s literature about the Holocaust. Winter Ice informs readers about the Shoah without overburdening the plot and by respecting readers’ emotional vulnerability. Its naïve, witty narrator is central to this process. While acknowledging malice, indifference and memory’s fallibility, Winter Ice suggests that human connections are possible and offer comfort and hope in meaningful ways. |
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