Contemporary German Fiction - Writing in the Berlin Republic

Klappentext These accessible and informative essays explore the central themes and contexts of the best writers working in Germany today. Zusammenfassung The profound political and social changes Germany has undergone since 1989 have been reflected in an extraordinarily rich range of contemporary writing. These informative and accessible readings build up a clear picture of the central themes and stylistic concerns of the best writers working in Germany today. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction Stuart Taberner; 2. Literary debates and the literary market since Unification Frank Finlay; 3. Berlin as the literary capital of German Reunification Stephen Brockmann; 4. 'GDR literature' in the Berlin Republic Paul Cooke; 5. 'West German writing' in the Berlin Republic Stuart Taberner; 6. Literary reflections on '68 Ingo Cornils; 7. Pop literature in the Berlin Republic Sabine von Dirke; 8. Representations of the Nazi past I: 'perpetrators' Bill Niven; 9. Representations of the Nazi past II: 'German wartime suffering' Helmut Schmitz; 10. German literature in the Berlin Republic - writing by women Lyn Marven; 11. Cultural memory and identity formation in the Berlin Republic Margaret Littler; 12. Turkish-German fiction since the mid-1990s Moray McGowan; 13. German-language writing from Eastern and Central Europe Brigid Haines; 14. Writing by Germany's Jewish minority Erin McGlothlin.

Product details

• Authors: Taberner, Stuart Taberner, Stuart (University of Leeds) Taberner
• Assisted by: Stuart Taberner (Editor), Taberner Stuart (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.03.2011
• EAN: 9780521174046
• ISBN: 978-0-521-17404-6
• No. of pages: 266
• Series: Cambridge Studies in German; Cambridge Studies in German
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > German linguistics / literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / European / German, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, german, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000