Humor, Satire, and Identity: Eastern German Literature in the 1990s
Humor, Satire, and Identity: Eastern German Literature in the 1990s by Jill Twark
English | 2007 | ISBN: 3110195992, 9783110195996 | 471 Pages | PDF | 2.80 MB
English | 2007 | ISBN: 3110195992, 9783110195996 | 471 Pages | PDF | 2.80 MB
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.