Written Here, Published There - How Underground Literature Crossed the Iron Curtain (Hardcover)

This book proposes a new perspective on the role of literature in the Cold War and shifts the reader's attention to the gaps in the ostensibly impenetrable Iron Curtain. It uncovers the histories of the widely forgotten phenomenon of tamizdat: "publishing-over-there". Investigating the transfer of nonconformist literature from the "Other Europe" to Western Europe and the United States fosters a new perspective on the seemingly separable literary cultures of Cold War Europe. Based on very extensive, multi-language archival research, Written Here, Published There uses several types of materials: besides literature and political texts, also interviews, audio and video recordings, materials collected at exhibitions, conference papers, and press clippings. This approach allows for the broader look at the whole phenomenon of breaching of the borders by "publishing abroad." Perceiving tamizdat not only as a literary but also as a social phenomenon, the monograph focuses on the individual's ways of participating in this border-crossing activity, the use of secretive channels to guarantee the flow of literature, and its contribution to the creation of a transnational literary community.

General

Imprint:	Central European University Press
Country of origin:	Hungary
Release date:	November 2014
First published:	May 2014
Authors:	Friederike Kind-Kovacs (Assistant Professor)
Dimensions:	234 x 159 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	520
ISBN-13:	978-963-386-022-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Freedom of information & freedom of speech Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN:	963-386-022-9
Barcode:	9789633860229

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