| Description |
1 online resource (235 pages) |
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German Monitor ; v. 76 |
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German monitor
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Trends and Transitions in Contemporary German-languageWriting by Women; The Re-Construction and Deconstruction of a FamilyNarrative: Eva Menasse's Vienna; No Place like Home? Eleonora Hummel and the RussianGerman Past; Perspectives on the Borderline: Julia Franck's Lagerfeuer; Sewing an Account of Oneself: Materiality, Femininity, andGermanness in Larissa Boehning's Lichte Stoffe; Jenny Erpenbeck and the Life of Things; New-Economy Zombies: Kathrin Röggla's wir schlafennicht |
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Illness, Creativity and Self-Discovery in Lea Gottheil'sSommervogelWriting on the Threshold: Memory, Language and Identityin Kathrin Schmidt's Du stirbst nicht; Politicising Desire in Juli Zeh's Spieltrieb; Cartographies of Self: Ilma Rakusa's AutobiographicalNarrativeMehr Meer. Erinnerungspassagen; Notes on Contributors; Index |
| Summary |
This volume introduces ten emerging voices in German-language literature by women. Their texts speak to the diverse modalities of transition that characterise society and culture in the twenty-first century, such as the adaptation to evolving political and social conditions in a newly united Germany; globalisation, the dissolution of borders, and the changing face of Europe; dramatic shifts in the meaning of national, ethnic, sexual, gender, religious, and class identities; rapid technological advancement and the revolutionary power of new media, which in turn have radically altered the connec |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Women authors, German -- 21st century -- History and criticism
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German literature -- 21st century -- History and criticism
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- German.
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German literature
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Women authors, German
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mathews, Timothy
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Obradovic, Dragana
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| ISBN |
9789401209489 |
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9401209480 |
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