Echoes of Surrealism - Challenging Socialist Realism in East German Literature, 1945-1990 (Hardcover)

For many artists and intellectuals in East Germany, daily life had an undeniably surreal aspect, from the numbing repetition of Communist Party jargon to the fear and paranoia engendered by the Stasi. Echoes of Surrealism surveys the ways in which a sense of the surreal infused literature and art across the lifespan of the GDR, focusing on individual authors, visual artists, directors, musicians, and other figures who have employed surrealist techniques in their work. It provides a new framework for understanding East German culture, exploring aesthetic practices that offered an alternative to rigid government policies and questioned and confronted the status quo.

General

Imprint:	Berghahn Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2021
Authors:	Gerrit-Jan Berendse
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	226
ISBN-13:	978-1-80073-068-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	1-80073-068-3
Barcode:	9781800730687

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