Ambivalent Literary Farewells to the German Democratic Republic

Ambivalent Literary Farewells to the German Democratic Republic
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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages : 207
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ISBN-10 : 9783110725032
ISBN-13 : 3110725037
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Download or read book Ambivalent Literary Farewells to the German Democratic Republic written by John David Pizer and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2021-08-02 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study reverses the question implicit in title of Christa Wolf’s now-canonical 1990 novella Was bleibt (What remains), looking instead at what was lost during the process of German reunification. It argues that, in their work during and after the Wende, most literary authors from both East and West Germany responded ambivalently to the reunification. Many felt, on the one hand, a keen sense of loss as the GDR dissolved and an expanded Federal Republic summarily absorbed former Eastern Germany. They mourned the ideals of democratic socialism, tolerance, and internationalism that the GDR had held dear, as well as the country’s rich cultural life. On the other hand, however, they recognized that the GDR was a fundamentally corrupt surveillance state whose industry weighed heavily on the environment while failing to buoy the country’s economy. By looking at works by some of the most important authors from either side of the border, this study shows that those who unequivocally embraced the reunification were clearly in the minority.


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