The novel in German since 1990

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Label

The novel in German since 1990

Statement of responsibility

edited by Stuart Taberner

Contributor

• Taberner, Stuart

Subject

• Aufsatzsammlung
• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• German fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
• German fiction -- 21st century -- History and criticism
• German fiction -- Europe, German-speaking -- History and criticism
• LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General

Genre

• Aufsatzsammlung
• Criticism, interpretation, etc

Language

eng

Summary

"Diversity is one of the defining characteristics of contemporary German-language literature, not just in terms of the variety of authors writing in German today, but also in relation to theme, form, technique and style. However, common themes emerge: the Nazi past, transnationalism, globalisation, migration, religion and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, and identity. This book presents the novel in German since 1990 through a set of close readings both of international bestsellers (including Daniel Kehlmann's Measuring the World and W.G. Sebald's Austerlitz) and of less familiar, but important texts (such as Yade; Kara's Selam Berlin). Each novel discussed in the volume has been chosen on account of its aesthetic quality, its impact and its representativeness; the authors featured, among them Nobel Prize winners Günter Grass, Elfriede Jelinek and Herta Müller demonstrate the energy and quality of contemporary writing in German"--

Assigning source

Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

833/.9209

Index

index present

LC call number

PT772

LC item number

.N66 2011

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography