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An edition of Understanding Uwe Johnson (1998)

Understanding Uwe Johnson

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Uwe Johnson is considered one of the most important postwar German authors, significant not only for his unique literary style and linguistic creativity but also for the thematic issues he addressed in his works. Johnson was the first German author to treat, in fiction, the division of Germany after the war. He explored its psychological, political, and cultural manifestations in a network of characters and places unmatched in complexity and authenticity.

Understanding Uwe Johnson provides the reader with a comprehensive overview of this author's oeuvre, concentrating on his five most meaningful works: Ingrid Babendererde, Speculations about Jakob, The Third Book about Achim, Two Views, and Anniversaries: from the Life of Gesine Cresspahl. A chapter on Johnson's life relates his fiction to his scandalized existence in both Germanys, Great Britain, and the United States.

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English
Pages
172

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Understanding Uwe Johnson
1999, University of South Carolina Press
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1998, University of South Carolina Press
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Table of Contents

Misunderstanding Uwe Johnson
Approach to narrative and storytelling: essays and interviews
Ingrid Babendererde: political maturation
Deadly choices: speculations about Jakob
The frustrated biographer: the third book about Achim
Of sports cars and private spaces: two views
The poetization of history: anniversaries, from the life of Gesine Cresspahl
Notes
Bibliography
Index.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-167) and index.

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Columbia, S.C
Series
Understanding modern European and Latin American literature

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
833/.914
Library of Congress
PT2670.O36 Z56 1999, PT2670.O36Z56 1999

The Physical Object

Pagination
xii, 172 p. ;
Number of pages
172

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL378167M
Internet Archive
understandinguwe0000bake
ISBN 10
1570032823
LCCN
98040217
OCLC/WorldCat
40126089
Library Thing
2063356
Goodreads
1795001

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