Emerging German-language novelists of the twenty-first century. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Lyn Marven and Stuart Taberner.
• Other Names: Marven, Lyn; Marven, Lyn; Taberner, Stuart
• Contents: Ulrike Draesner, Mitgift : on bodies and beauty / Lyn Marven -- Vladimir Vertlib, Das besondere Gedächtnis der Rosa Masur : performing Jewishness in the new Germany / Stuart Taberner -- Terézia Mora, Alle Tage : transnational traumas / Anke S. Biendarra -- Juli Zeh, Spieltrieb : contemporary nihilism / Stephen Brockmann -- Daniel Kehlmann, Die Vermessung der Welt : measuring celebrity through the ages / Rebecca Braun -- Clemens Meyer, Als wir träumten : fighting "like a man" in Leipzig's East / Frauke Matthes -- Saša Stanišic, Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert : reinscribing Bosnia, or: sad things, positively / Brigid Haines -- Ilija Trojanow, Der Weltensammler : separate bodies, or: an account of intercultural failure / Julian Preece -- Sibylle Berg, Die Fahrt : literature, Germanness, and globalization / Emily Jeremiah -- Julia Franck, Die Mittagsfrau: Historia Matria and matrilineal narrative / Valerie Heffernan -- Alina Bronsky, Scherbenpark : global ghetto girl / Barbara Mennel -- Karen Duve, Taxi : of alpha males, apes, Altenberg, and driving in the city / Heike Bartel -- Yadé Kara, Cafe Cyprus : new territory? / Kate Roy -- Sven Regener, Der kleine Bruder : reinventing Kreuzberg / Andrew Plowman -- Kathrin Schmidt, Du stirbst nicht : a woman's quest for agency / Sonja E. Klocke. Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: New German-Language Writing since the Turnof the Millennium; 1: Ulrike Draesner, Mitgift: On Bodies and Beauty; 2: Vladimir Vertlib, Das besondere Gedächtnis der Rosa Masur: Performing Jewishness in the New Germany; 3: Terézia Mora, Alle Tage: Transnational Traumas; 4: Juli Zeh, Spieltrieb: Contemporary Nihilism; 5: Daniel Kehlmann, Die Vermessung der Welt: Measuring Celebrity through the Ages; 6: Clemens Meyer, Als wir träumten: Fighting "Like a Man"in Leipzig's East. 7: Saša Stanišić, Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert: Reinscribing Bosnia, or: Sad Things, Positively8: Ilija Trojanow, Der Weltensammler : Separate Bodies, or: An Account of Intercultural Failure; 9: Sibylle Berg, Die Fahrt: Literature, Germanness, and Globalization; 10: Julia Franck, Die Mittagsfrau: Historia Matria and Matrilineal Narrative; 11: Alina Bronsky, Scherbenpark: Global Ghetto Girl; 12: Karen Duve, Taxi: Of Alpha Males, Apes, Altenberg, and Driving in the City; 13: Yadé Kara, Cafe Cyprus: New Territory?; 14: Sven Regener, Der kleine Bruder : Reinventing Kreuzberg. 15: Kathrin Schmidt, Du stirbst nicht: A Woman's Quest for AgencyAppendices: Samples of Contemporary German-Language Novels in Translation; A: Vladimir Vertlib, Das besondere Gedächtnis der Rosa Masur: Chapter 16; B: Clemens Meyer, Als wir träumten: Little Racer; Notes on the Contributors; Index; Copyright.
• Publisher Details: Rochester, N.Y : Camden House
• Publication Date: 2013
• Copyright Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (495 pages)
• Subjects: 833.9209; German fiction -- 21st century -- History and criticism; German fiction; Electronic books; Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781571138552; 1571138552
• Related ISBNs: 9781571134219; 1571134212; 9781571135797; 1571135790
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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