The Other Presencespresents a radically new mode of engaging with the idea of otherness in contemporary American literature. Expanding on the earlier theories of poststructuralist and phenomenologist philosophers like Berhand Waldenfels and Jean-Francois Lyotard, Tatschner argues for a more performative style of reading, establishing new linguistic frameworks to reflect the concept of otherness in literature. His book introduces new transnational voices into the discourse on contemporary US literary studies, focusing heavily on the stories of immigrant and first-generation Americans. These new voices and presences push readers toward innovative possibilities for the written word.
Florian Tatschnerwas a lecturer in the Department of English and American Studies at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and is a local official with the city of Nuremberg.
“The Other Presencesis an intellectually complex and ambitious book that has much to offer its readers: a set of subtle and original theoretical arguments; an array of sophisticated and convincing readings of contemporary novels; and a prose of admirable clarity and rare intellectual and stylistic elegance.”
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