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The Eastern Turn in Contemporary German, Swiss and Austrian Literature

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This paper notes that recent fiction in German by writers from eastern Europe and former Yugoslavia constitutes a new wave of migrant writing in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It suggests a provisional unity to these texts based on the snapshot they provide of late-stage communism and the post-communist transformation of eastern and western Europe, focusing on five common scenarios. Yet the considerable areas of overlap with trends in other German-language literatures indicate that this literature cannot be labelled “marginal”. Rather this emerging field is transforming German literatures from within and contributing to a post-Cold War remapping of Europe. 1 This research was generously supported by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council under their Research Leave Scheme.

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  • Brigid Haines, 2008. "The Eastern Turn in Contemporary German, Swiss and Austrian Literature," Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 16(2), pages 135-149.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdebxx:v:16:y:2008:i:2:p:135-149
    DOI: 10.1080/09651560802316899
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