GRGR: Todorov and Clendinnen on the Holocaust

[Derek C. Maus]

On Mon, 20 Sep 1999, rj wrote:

> According to A.P. Riemer, Todorov's "remarkable" and "superb" study is
> not to be regarded as "merely another book about the Holocaust .... "

Because, geez, what's more boring that hearing *another* complaint about
how a lot of people were systematically executed? Gosh, won't those darn
Jews just learn to quit moping and get on with their lives? What we really
need is another book on the Y2K crisis or another autobiography by a
presidential candidate...

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