LITERATURE AND TRAUMA: NARRATIVES OF MEMORY AND HEALING

Abstract

This chapter explores the intricate relationship between literature and trauma, examining how literary texts give voice to the otherwise inexpressible experiences of individual and collective suffering. Drawing on key theories from trauma studies, psychoanalysis, and memory studies, it investigates how trauma narratives are structured, what they reveal about memory and identity, and how they serve both as a means of testimony and a pathway toward healing.