Contemporary German Fiction: Writing in the Berlin Republic

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511485886

The profound political and social changes Germany has undergone since 1989 have been reflected in an extraordinarily rich range of contemporary writing. Contemporary German Fiction focuses on the debates that have shaped the politics and culture of the new Germany that has emerged from the second half of the 1990s onwards and offers the first comprehensive account of key developments in German literary fiction within their social and historical context. Each chapter begins with an overview of a central theme, such as East German writing, West German writing, writing on the Nazi past, writing by women and writing by ethnic minorities. The authors discussed include Günter Grass, Ingo Schulze, Judith Hermann, Christa Wolf, Christian Kracht and Zafer Senocak. These informative and accessible readings build up a clear picture of the central themes and stylistic concerns of the best writers working in Germany today.

Review of the hardback:'… the volume provides a keen schematic of the literary scene in Germany and brings together themes which, in dialogue with one another, amount to more than the sum of their parts.'

Curtis Swope Source: Monatshefte

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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List of contributors
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Acknowledgments
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- By Stuart Taberner, Professor of Contemporary German Literature, Culture and Society University of Leeds
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Note on texts and terminology
pp ix-x
- By Stuart Taberner, Professor of Contemporary German Literature, Culture and Society University of Leeds
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1 - Introduction: literary fiction in the Berlin Republic
pp 1-20
- By Stuart Taberner, University of Leeds
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2 - Literary debates and the literary market since unification
pp 21-38
- By Frank Finlay, University of Leeds
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3 - Berlin as the literary capital of German unification
pp 39-55
- By Stephen Brockmann, Carnegie Mellon University
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4 - ‘GDR literature’ in the Berlin Republic
pp 56-71
- By Paul Cooke, University of Leeds
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5 - ‘West German writing’ in the Berlin Republic
pp 72-90
- By Stuart Taberner, University of Leeds
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6 - Literary reflections on '68
pp 91-107
- By Ingo Cornils, University of Leeds
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7 - Pop literature in the Berlin Republic
pp 108-124
- By Sabine von Dirke, University of Pittsburgh
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8 - Representations of the Nazi past I: perpetrators
pp 125-141
- By Bill Niven, Nottingham Trent University
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9 - Representations of the Nazi past II: German wartime suffering
pp 142-158
- By Helmut Schmitz, University of Warwick
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10 - German literature in the Berlin Republic – writing by women
pp 159-176
- By Lyn Marven, University of Liverpool
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11 - Cultural memory and identity formation in the Berlin Republic
pp 177-195
- By Margaret Littler, University of Manchester
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12 - Turkish-German fiction since the mid 1990s
pp 196-214
- By Moray McGowan, Trinity College, Dublin
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13 - German-language writing from eastern and central Europe
pp 215-229
- By Brigid Haines, University of Wales, Swansea
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14 - Writing by Germany's Jewish minority
pp 230-246
- By Erin McGlothlin, Washington University
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Index
pp 247-254
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of contributors
pp vii-vii

Acknowledgments
pp viii-viii

Note on texts and terminology
pp ix-x

1 - Introduction: literary fiction in the Berlin Republic
pp 1-20

2 - Literary debates and the literary market since unification
pp 21-38

3 - Berlin as the literary capital of German unification
pp 39-55

4 - ‘GDR literature’ in the Berlin Republic
pp 56-71

5 - ‘West German writing’ in the Berlin Republic
pp 72-90

6 - Literary reflections on '68
pp 91-107

7 - Pop literature in the Berlin Republic
pp 108-124

8 - Representations of the Nazi past I: perpetrators
pp 125-141

9 - Representations of the Nazi past II: German wartime suffering
pp 142-158

10 - German literature in the Berlin Republic – writing by women
pp 159-176

11 - Cultural memory and identity formation in the Berlin Republic
pp 177-195

12 - Turkish-German fiction since the mid 1990s
pp 196-214

13 - German-language writing from eastern and central Europe
pp 215-229

14 - Writing by Germany's Jewish minority
pp 230-246

Index
pp 247-254

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