The Novel in German since 1990 [Paperback]

Explores the diversity of the post-1990 novel in German through readings of international bestsellers and less familiar texts.These essays explore the diversity of the contemporary novel in German via close readings of international bestsellers (Daniel Kehlmann's Measuring the World and W. G. Sebald's Austerlitz) and less familiar texts. Key themes that emerge include the Nazi past, transnationalism, globalisation, migration, religion and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, and identity.These essays explore the diversity of the contemporary novel in German via close readings of international bestsellers (Daniel Kehlmann's Measuring the World and W. G. Sebald's Austerlitz) and less familiar texts. Key themes that emerge include the Nazi past, transnationalism, globalisation, migration, religion and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, and identity.Diversity is one of the defining characteristics of contemporary German-language literature, not just in terms of the variety of authors writing in German today, but also in relation to theme, form, technique and style. However, common themes emerge: the Nazi past, transnationalism, globalisation, migration, religion and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, and identity. This book presents the novel in German since 1990 through a set of close readings both of international bestsellers (including Daniel Kehlmann's Measuring the World and W. G. Sebald's Austerlitz) and of less familiar, but important texts (such as Yad? Kara's Selam Berlin). Each novel discussed in the volume has been chosen on account of its aesthetic quality, its impact and its representativeness; the authors featured, among them Nobel Prize winners G?nter Grass, Elfriede Jelinek and Herta M?ller demonstrate the energy and quality of contemporary writing in German.1. Introduction: the novel in German since 1990 Stuart Taberner; 2. Robert Schindel's Geb?rtig (Born-Where) Helmut Schmitz; 3. G?nter Grass's Ein weites Feld (Too Far Afield) Rebecca Braun; 4. Thomas Brussigl¬