German Memory Contests: The Quest for Identity in Literature, Film, and Discourse Since 1990

by Anne Fuchs

Book Overview

Essays shedding light on the increasingly open cultural debate on the German past.

Since unification in 1990, Germany has seen a boom in the confrontation with memory, evident in a sharp increase in novels, films, autobiographies, and other forms of public discourse that engage with the long-term effects of National Socialism across generations. Taking issue with the concept of "Vergangenheitsbew ltigung," or coming to terms with the Nazi past,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571134425
• ISBN13: 9781571134424
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Camden House (NY)
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"