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Beyond Imagination: Canadians Write About the Holocaust is a 1995 anthology edited
《超越想象：加拿大人书写大屠杀》是一本1995年的选集，汇集了加拿大人对大屠杀的文学与个人回应。书中包括随笔式反思、诗歌、小说以及与幸存者相关的叙事，围绕记忆、失落、责任和大屠杀持续产生的影响展开。大多数作品是专为本书创作的，因此它更像是一次有意识汇聚当代加拿大回应的编选，而不只是对既有作品的回顾性选择。
杰里·S·格拉夫斯坦的主要贡献在于编辑工作：他把不同的声音和文类置于共同的框架中。本书既被构想为一种纪念行为，也是一种加拿大文化对大屠杀的回应。历史学家艾伦·布洛克撰写的后记延伸了全书对这一主题的思考，而多样的文类则使个人性和文学性的处理方式得以并置。
这部选集的重要性，在于它把纪念与文化反思结合起来。它呈现的大屠杀不仅是一场历史灾难，也是一个持续促使加拿大写作者思考记忆、责任与失落的主题。不同文类的并置，或许能帮助读者看到：诗歌、小说、反思性文字和与幸存者相关的叙事，能够以不同方式回应一件其影响仍在被不断审视的事件。
收藏者可能会因其保存的文学与艺术对话而关注这部作品：加拿大写作者以多种文类回应大屠杀，其中许多作品又是专为本选集创作的。它集中呈现了纪念如何在个人叙事、想象性写作与反思之间转换。对于关注大屠杀文学、加拿大文化回应，或关注将不同表达方式汇集在一起的选集的读者而言，本书具有明确的阐释价值。
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Beyond Imagination: Canadians Write About the Holocaust is a 1995 anthology edited by Jerry S. Grafstein, with an afterword by noted historian Alan Bullock. It brings together Canadian literary and personal responses to the Holocaust, including reflections, poetry, fiction and survivor-related narratives that examine memory, loss, responsibility and the continuing consequences of the Holocaust.
The jacket states that most of the works were written especially for this collection. The book was conceived as both a work of remembrance and a Canadian cultural response to the Holocaust, with proceeds from its original sale intended to help endow a Chair in Jewish Studies at the University of Toronto.
This McClelland & Stewart hardcover is a first edition, first printing and retains its dust jacket. It is double signed by Jerry S. Grafstein and Alan Bullock on the title page. A personalized presentation inscription dated 1995 also appears on the page; the recipient's name is not fully legible in the supplied photograph.
The seller grades the copy Very Good. The jacket shows light handling and minor visible edge/corner wear, while the photographed title and copyright pages are intact and legible. Please review all photographs carefully, as they form part of the description.
