Marlitt's world: domestic fiction in an age of empire

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The questions of emigration and empire that frequently appear in E. Marlitt's fiction are examined. The writing style of Marlitt in her novel German Heimat is analyzed and it is concluded that her works add nuance to the history of European imperialism by revealing gradual intrusion of global concerns into the provincial realm of German domestic fiction.

German literature, German Heimat (Novel), Marlitt, E.

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North-South, East-West: Mapping German identities in cinematic and literary versions of Doris Dorrie's Bin ich schon

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Doris Dorrie's transformation of her short stories Eine Art Reigen and Bin ich schon into her film Bin ich schon is analyzed. Dorrie's usage of literature and film while adhering to demands of commercial filmmaking is discussed.

Usage, Motion pictures, Movies, Short stories, Bin ich schon (Short fiction), Bin ich schon (Motion picture), Eine Art Reigen (Short fiction), Dorrie, Doris

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Escape from Germany: disappearing bodies and postmodern space in Christian Kracht's prose

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The evolution of postmodernism in Germany, with reference to Christian Kracht's "Faserland", is discussed.

Public affairs, Social aspects, Analysis, Postmodernism, Novels, Faserland (Novel), Kracht, Christian

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