Transitions : : emerging women writers in German-language literature / / edited by Valerie Heffernan & Gillian Pye.
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...
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Place / Publishing House: | Amsterdam ;, New York : : Rodopi,, 2013. |
Year of Publication: | 2013 |
Language: | English |
Series: | German monitor ;
no. 76 |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (235 p.) |
Notes: | International conference proceedings. |
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Other title: | Trends and transitions in contemporary German-language writing by women / The re-construction and deconstruction of a family narrative: Eva Menasse's Vienna / No place like home? Eleonora Hummel and the Russian German past / Perspectives on the borderline: Julia Franck's Lagerfeuer / Sewing an account of oneself: materiality, femininity, and Germaness in Larissa Boehning's Lichte Stoffe / Jenny Erpenbeck and the life of things / New-economy zombies: Kathrin Röggla's wir schlafen nicht / Illness, creativity and self-discovery in Lea Gottheil's Sommervogel / Writing on the threshold: memory, language and identity in Kathrin Schmidt's Du stirbst nicht / Politicising desire in Juli Zeh's Spieltrieb / Cartographies of self: Ilma Rakusa's autobiographical narrative Mehr Meer. Erinnerungspassagen / |
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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. |
ISBN: | 9401209480 |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Valerie Heffernan & Gillian Pye. |