Heimat, space, narrative : toward a transnational approach to flight and expulsion /

Explores how contemporary novels dealing with flight and expulsion after the Second World War unsettle traditional notions of Heimat without abandoning place-based notions of belonging.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Eigler, Friederike Ursula
Corporate Author:	Ebook Library
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Woodbridge : Camden House, 2014.
Series:	Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture (Unnumbered)
Subjects:	LITERARY CRITICISM > European > German. German fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. Homeland in literature. Collective memory in literature. Displacement (Psychology) in literature. Space and time in literature. Polish fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. Heimatfilme. German fiction. Polish fiction. 1900 - 1999 Criticism, interpretation, etc. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction: Remembering Lost Places of Belonging, Imagining New Ones6: Writing (beyond) Memories of Loss: Novels by Christoph Hein, Reinhard Jirgl, Kathrin Schmidt, and Tanja Dückers; 7: New Approaches to Flight and Expulsion: Border Regions in Novels by Sabrina Janesch and Olga Tokarczuk; Conclusion: "Lived Spaces" in Literary Narratives; Filmography; Works Cited; Index; Backcover