Abstract

FERNANDEZ-LOPEZ, José Antonio. Sisyphus’ worn rock. Literature, history and identity in Imre Kertész. discus.filos [online]. 2020, vol.21, n.36, pp.141-158.  Epub Dec 16, 2020. ISSN 0124-6127.  https://doi.org/10.17151/difil.2020.21.36.9.

The question of the responsibility of the individual, the emphasis on therapeutic capacity of memory, and the reflection on personal and collective identity are essential elements in Imre Kertész’s literature. His narrative presents a remarkable philosophical slant, a recurrent questioning of existence at the mercy of the wild current of history. A holocaust survivor, for Kertész writing is a search for the self, a testimony that vindicates the victims of barbarism as well as the expression of a moral imperative. In this paper we will show some of the ethical-philosophical implications of the Kerteszean narrative, an existential adventure and an extraordinary testimony of the evolution of the past 20th century.

Keywords : Imre Kertész; literature; identity; history; representation; Holocaust.

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