Body and Narrative in Contemporary Literatures in German
Author | : Lyn Marven |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 295 |
Release | : 2005-05-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199277766 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199277761 |
Rating | : 4/5 (761 Downloads) |
Download or read book Body and Narrative in Contemporary Literatures in German written by Lyn Marven and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-05-26 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book compares three contemporary women writing in German: Herta Muller (from Romania), Libuse Monikova (from Czechoslovakia), and Kerstin Hensel (from the GDR). It looks at images of the body and their relationship to the structures of their writing as well as analysing the social, cultural, and political contexts.