Border Crossings is an accessible and comprehensive overview of the
work of prose fiction writers in what was the German Democratic
Republic. Thomas C. Fox introduces readers to the best and most
important East German writers—among them Christa Wolf, Jurek
Becker, Anna Seghers, Stefan Heym, and Franz Fühmann—restricting
his study to work that is available in English translation so that
readers who do not know German will be able to read for themselves
the literature he discusses. During a period of forty years,
writers in the German Democratic Republic struggled with increasing
success to free themselves from a smothering and paternalistic
governmental embrace, thus anticipating, and helping to constitute,
the events of 1989. In its relentless interrogation of the status
quo, in its persistent ability to create alternatives, and in its
call for more openness, literature in East Germany served as an
outlet for energies and ideas that might have been channeled, in
the West, into politics, philosophy, or journalism. In addition to
discussing the role that literature played in shaping historical
events, Fox shows that it can be appreciated simply as literature,
outside of its political contexts.
General
| Imprint: |
The University of Michigan Press
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
1993 |
| First published: |
July 1993 |
| Authors: |
Thomas Fox
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
352 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-472-06514-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-472-06514-9 |
| Barcode: |
9780472065141 |
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