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The Novel in German since 1990
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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 YadĂ© 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 GĂŒnter Grass, Elfriede Jelinek and Herta MĂŒller demonstrate the energy and quality of contemporary writing in German.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: The novel in German since 1990
- Chapter 1 Robert Schindelâs GebĂŒrtig (Born-Where)
- Chapter 2 GĂŒnter Grassâs Ein weites Feld (Too Far Afield)
- Chapter 3 Thomas Brussigâs Helden wie wir (Heroes Like Us)
- Chapter 4 Christa Wolfâs Medea. Stimmen (Medea. A Modern Retelling)
- Chapter 5 Zafer Senocakâs GefĂ€hrliche Verwandtschaft (Perilous Kinship)
- Chapter 6 Monika Maronâs EndmorĂ€nen (End Moraines)
- Chapter 7 Martin Walserâs Ein springender Brunnen (A Gushing Fountain)
- Chapter 8 Michael Kleebergâs Ein Garten im Norden (A Garden in the North)
- Chapter 9 Christian Krachtâs Faserland (Frayed-Land)
- chapter 10 Elfriede Jelinekâs Gier (Greed)
- chapter 11 Karen Duveâs Dies ist kein Liebeslied (This Is Not a Love-Song)
- chapter 12 Herta MĂŒllerâs Herztier (The Land of Green Plums)
- chapter 13 W. G. Sebaldâs Austerlitz
- chapter 14 Walter Kempowskiâs Alles umsonst (All for Nothing)
- chapter 15 F. C. Deliusâs Mein Jahr als Mörder (My Year as a Murderer)
- chapter 16 YadĂ© Karaâs Selam Berlin
- chapter 17 Daniel Kehlmannâs Die Vermessung der Welt (Measuring the World)
- chapter 18 GĂŒnter Grassâs Beim HĂ€uten der Zwiebel (Peeling the Onion)
- Select bibliography
- Index