Contemporary German Fiction
Contemporary German Fiction
The profound political and social changes Germany has undergone since 1989 have been reflected in an extraordinarily rich range of contemporary writing. Contemporary German Fiction focuses on the debates that have shaped the politics and culture of the new Germany that has emerged from the second half of the 1990s onwards and offers the first comprehensive account of key developments in German literary fiction within their social and historical context. Each chapter begins with an overview of a central theme, such as East German writing, West German writing, writing on the Nazi past, writing by women and writing by ethnic minorities. The authors discussed include Günter Grass, Ingo Schulze, Judith Hermann, Christa Wolf, Christian Kracht and Zafer Senocak. 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.
- An overview of contemporary German literature
- Contributors include some of the most senior scholars in the field
- Provides comprehensive contextual information as well as detailed readings of key texts
Reviews & endorsements
"...the volume offers helpful introductions to different aspects of contemporary German literature and provides a resource for scholars and students who are new to the topics discussed in the individual contributions."
German Studies Review, Michelle Mattson, Rhodes College
"“In sum, this volume provides a fine overview of literary fiction in Germany over the past decade or so and is sure to feature heavily on university reading lists and in academic bibliographies in coming years….highly accessible volume that underscores just how rich the German literary landscape remains.”
-Owen Evans,Edgehill University
Product details
July 2007Hardback
9780521860789
266 pages
229 × 152 × 16 mm
0.56kg
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Table of Contents
- 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.
