Listening Activity

1. Before the interview, the presenter visits a monument to the Holocaust created by the American artist Peter Eiserman. Considering the shapes, architecture and general design, in what ways do you think he represents the reality in the concentration camps?

- He represents the reality in the concentration camps with the monument as these many and big stone blocks represent how alone and tiny were the jews (in terms of power, rights,etc) compared with the germans.

2. Which is the paradox the presenter mentions regarding Imre Kertész and the place where he lives?

- The paradox the presenter mentions, is that Imre Kertész now lives in Germany, the country who tried to kill him years ago.

3. Refer to antisemitism before and after Auschwitz according to Kertész.

-Antisemitism after Auschwitz according to Kertész refers to the desire to recreate what happened years ago, the Holocaust, the concentration camps, etc. But before Auschwitz it was something smaller, an idea only.

4. In what way do reminders of the past in historical books make us “much richer”?

-The reminders of the past in historical books make us "much richer" as they teach us the problems that they had in the past and how they solved them and the consequences of them so we can learn of they mistakes and don't commit them again or know how to handle them if we commit them.

5. Which metaphor does Imre use to exemplify the effect of FATELESSNESS on its readers?

 - Imre uses the following metaphor: "I continued to worry our souls, and now it knocks from inside the cabinet where we thought we had locked it up." With this metaphor he exemplifies the effect of FATELESSNESS on its reads as it shows that the problems, and all the horrible things that happened are not gone, they are still in our memory and can be remembered with the book.