JENNI ADAMS is Lecturer in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Literature at the University of Sheffield, UK. Her research addresses the relationship between ethics and aesthetics in Holocaust fiction.

'This original and timely study adds a new dimension to our understanding of Holocaust writing. In her focus on magical realism, Adams offers fresh insights into a genre that has developed into one of the most important forms of literary response to the Nazi period.' - Dr. Matthew Boswell, Lecturer in English, University of Salford, UK

• Acknowledgements The Dream of the End of the World Magic Realism and Dialogic Post-memory Trauma and the Grotesque Body The Light of Dead Stars 'Into Eternity's Certain Breadth' Conclusion Bibliography Index