The Novel in German since 1990

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Novel in German since 1990
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Stuart Taberner
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:318
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreLiterary studies - from c 1900 -
Literary studies - fiction, novelists and prose writers
ISBN/Barcode 9781107449305
ClassificationsDewey:833.9209
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 26 June 2014
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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 Gunter Grass, Elfriede Jelinek and Herta Muller demonstrate the energy and quality of contemporary writing in German.

Author Biography

Stuart Taberner is Professor of German at the University of Leeds.

Reviews

'... a volume for which one would wish a readership as attentive as its contributors are perspicacious.' David Midgley, Modern Language Review