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Lillian Boraks-Nemetz

リリアン・ボラックス・ネメッツ

Ririan Borakusu Nemettsu

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
Warsaw, Poland
Nationality
Canadian
Languages
English
Residence History
Warsaw, Poland → Vancouver, Canada

Career

Occupations
writer, poet, novelist, teacher
Affiliations
University of British Columbia's Writing Centre, The Writers' Union of Canada

Education

Comparative Literature
Degree: Master's degree

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Ghost Children

poetry collection

A collection of poetry.

Holocaust

The Old Brown Suitcase

young adult novel

A teenager's story of war and peace.

Holocaustsurvivalidentity

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Personal narrative from a Holocaust survivor's perspective
Recurring Motifs
Holocaust traumalost childhoodsearch for identity

Legacy

Holocaust survivor who escaped the Warsaw Ghetto and lived under a false identity in Polish villages as a child. Canadian author and teacher of creative writing.

Museums

  • Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre Vancouver, Canada