Beschreibung
What became of ethnic Germans in Eastern Europe in the Second World War? In recent years, their suffering, flight and expulsion during and after the war has gathered increasing critical attention. This book offers the first comprehensive account in English of ‘expulsion literature’ in West Germany from the early 1950s to present-day Germany.
Autorenportrait
Karina Berger holds a PhD in German from the University of Leeds. Her previous publications include
(2009), co-edited with Stuart Taberner.
Rezension
«In sum,
provides an assessment of literature on flight and expulsion (and on the long-term effects of these events) that is both comprehensive
and nuanced. Its only drawback—the scant attention to the situation in East Germany—is more than remedied by Niven’s book.»
(Friederike Eigler, Monatshefte 3/2016)
Inhalt
Contents: Victims of Fate: The Representation of Flight and Expulsion in Novels of the Early Postwar Period – ‘A Clear Counter-Discourse’: Expulsion Novels during the Politicized 1970s and 1980s – The Volte-face in the Reception of Walter Kempowski: Shifting Attitudes towards (Representations of ) German Wartime Suffering – An Era of ‘Normalization’? Representations of Flight and Expulsion in Postunification Germany.
