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Humor, Satire, and Identity: Eastern German Literature in the 1990s
Author(s): Jill Twark (Author)
- Publisher: de Gruyter
- Publication Date: 17 Sept. 2007
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 484 pages
- ISBN-10: 3110195992
- ISBN-13: 9783110195996
Book Description
This is the first book in English to explore the Eastern German literary trend of the 1990s employing humor and satire to come to terms with socialism´s failure and a difficult unification process. The ten novels in this survey include works by Brussig, Schulze, and Hensel. These popular, contemporary texts help define Germany today from a specific, East German perspective. Grounded in politics and history, the texts are analyzed for their literary aesthetics, cultural critiques, and socio-political insights. Several original author interviews are appended as primary sources.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“Allen, die sich auch weiterhin mit dem Thema der deutschen Nachwendeliteratur beschäftigen wollen, ist die Lektüre dieses Buches uneingeschränkt zu empfehlen.”
Ekkehard W. Haring in: Aussiger Beiträge 3/2009
“[…] handsomely produced, admirably researches volume […] Twark’s book sets a well-merited milestone for a unique period of humor in German literary history.”
Sheila Johnson in: Monatshefte 1/2009
About the Author
Jill E. Twark, East Carolina University, Greenville, USA.
