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Achberger contends that beneath these themes lay Bachmann's tireless search for a new language and her utopian belief in writing on the brink of destruction.
An overview of the work of Uwe Johnson, concentrating on five of his novels, including ""Ingrid Babendererde"" and ""Two Views"". A chapter dedicated to his life describes the themes that concerned Johnson in his scandalized existence in both Germanys, the USA and Great Britain.
This text recounts the varied literary achievements of one of Latin America's most acclaimed and prolific 20th-century writers.
Franz Kafka is without question one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century. In Understanding Franz Kafka, Allen Thiher addresses the development of Kafka's work by analysing it in terms of its chronological unfolding, emphasizing the various phases in Kafka's life that can be discerned in his constant quest to find a meaning for his writing.
A best-selling novelist in the 1930s, Irene Nemirovsky (1903-1942) was rediscovered in 2004, when her Suite Francaise, set during the fall of France and the first year of German occupation, became a popular and critical success both in France and in the United States. This book offers a sympathetic, nuanced exploration of the fiction and turbulent life of this best-selling author.
Understanding Thomas Mann offers a comprehensive guide to the novels, short stories, novellas, and non-fiction of one of the most renowned and prolific German writers. In addition to analysing Mann's most famous works, Hannelore Mundt introduces readers to lesser-known works, among them Joseph and His brothers.
Offers a comprehensive analysis of this critically acclaimed Chilean poet and novelist whose work brought global attention to Latin American literature in the 1960s. After a brief biographical sketch, Ricardo Gutierrez-Mouat chronologically contextualizes literary interpretations of Bolano's work in terms of his life, cultural background, and political ideals.
A writer described as a ""Jew in search of a fatherland"", the Austrian writer Joseph Roth (1894-1939) spent his life in pursuit of a national and cultural identity and his final years writing in opposition to the Third Reich. This work examines Roth's obsession with the question of belonging.
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