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Writing the New Berlin (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture)
Katharina Gerstenberger
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Description for Writing the New Berlin (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture)
Paperback. The German Capital in Post-wall Literature. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. 222 pages, black & white illustrations. A study of the "patchwork imaginary" that is postwall Berlin fiction and its significance for the new Germany. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight: 356.
A study of the "patchwork imaginary" that is postwall Berlin fiction and its significance for the new Germany. The wall was still coming down when critics began to call for the great Berlin novel that could explain what was happening to Germany and the Germans. Such a novel never appeared. Instead, writers have created a patchwork imaginary -- in the form of about 300 works of fiction set in Berlin -- of a city and a nation whose identity collapsed virtually overnight. Contributors to this literary collage include established writers like Peter Schneider and Christa Wolf, young authors like ... Read more
A study of the "patchwork imaginary" that is postwall Berlin fiction and its significance for the new Germany. The wall was still coming down when critics began to call for the great Berlin novel that could explain what was happening to Germany and the Germans. Such a novel never appeared. Instead, writers have created a patchwork imaginary -- in the form of about 300 works of fiction set in Berlin -- of a city and a nation whose identity collapsed virtually overnight. Contributors to this literary collage include established writers like Peter Schneider and Christa Wolf, young authors like ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
BOYE6
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Columbia, MD, United States
ISBN
9781571135131
SKU
V9781571135131
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About Katharina Gerstenberger
Katharina Gerstenberger is associate professor of German at the University of Cincinatti.
Reviews for Writing the New Berlin (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture)
Impressive, both in the scope of works analysed and in the variety of approaches employed.... Writing the New Berlin is both crucial and timely.
MODERN LANGUAGE STUDIES
This is a useful volume which will be widely read. Gerstenberger writes engagingly and with ease, and she knows her material well.
JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN STUDIES
For anyone with ... Read more
MODERN LANGUAGE STUDIES
This is a useful volume which will be widely read. Gerstenberger writes engagingly and with ease, and she knows her material well.
JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN STUDIES
For anyone with ... Read more