Explore Jill Twark’s Humor Satire and Identity in this insightful hardback edition
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Further Details Title: Humor, Satire, and Identity Condition: New Subtitle: Eastern German Literature in the 1990s ISBN-10: 3110195992 EAN: 9783110195996 ISBN: 9783110195996 Publisher: De Gruyter Format: Hardback Release Date: 09/17/2007 Description: This is the first book in English to survey the Eastern German literary trend of employing humor and satire to come to terms with experiences in the German Democratic Republic and after the fall of the Berlin Wall. As sophisticated attempts to make sense of socialism’s failure and a difficult unification process, these contemporary texts help define Germany today from a specific, Eastern German perspective. Grounded in politics and history, ten humorous and satirical novels are analyzed for their literary aesthetics and language, cultural critiques, and socio-political insights. The texts include popular novels such as Thomas Brussig’s Helden wie wir, Ingo Schulze’s Simple Storys, and Jens Sparschuh’s Der Zimmerspringbrunnen, as well as lesser-known but equally relevant works like Schlehweins Giraffe by Bernd Schirmer and Katerfrühstück by Erich Loest. A broad spectrum of humor and satire theories is applied to probe texts from various angles and suggest multi-layered answers to the question of how these literary modes function in postwall Germany to construct a specifically Eastern German identity. Interviews the author conducted with five of the satirists are appended as primary sources and contribute to the interpretation of the texts. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: DE Item Height: 230mm Item Length: 155mm Item Weight: 864g Author: Jill Twark Genre: Literary Criticism Topic: Language & Reference Release Year: 2007 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
