Germans going global : contemporary literature and cultural globalization / Anke S. Biendarra.

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This study examines the impact of globalization on Germany's literary field. It investigates how German-language writers born between 1955 and 1975 respond to the pressures of globalizing factors, and how these influence notions of authorship. Germans Going Global offers detailed analyses of the mat...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Interdisciplinary German cultural studies ; v 12.
Main Author: Biendarra, Anke S.
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, 2012.
Series:Interdisciplinary German cultural studies ; v 12.
Subjects:
German literature > History and criticism.
Globalization in literature.
Physical Description:x, 244 pages ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Effects of globalization on the literary marketplace and contemporary authorship
  • Globalizing German literature : Literary debates around the millennium
  • Brave new work world : Narratives of the new economy
  • Forms of social realism : Unemployment in contemporary narratives
  • Traveling without moving? Narratives of (im)mobility
  • Coda : Piles of authenticity : narrating 09/11.