Die amerikanischen Götter [German]

According to the German literary critic Karl Heinz Bohrer, it was "the American Gods", who, after 1945, "arose from the sea, chewing gum and listening to this wonderful new music." For many West German authors and musicians this encounter with American popular culture through Jazz, Beat, and Pop initiated a radical new beginning directed against European traditions that were increasingly seen as oppressive. This new literature calls for a culture...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: German
• ISBN: 3110307545
• ISBN13: 9783110307542
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"