The Long Shadow of the Past: Contemporary Austrian Literature, Film, and Culture (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture)
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (862 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1571139397 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Another chapter focuses on Elfriede Jelinek's deeply radical and controversial treatment of the Rechnitz massacre. And a chapter on Robert Schindel's Der Kalte analyzes the first historical novel about the Waldheim affair and what it tells us about that period's continuing significance. A long-overdue process of coming to terms with Austria's Nazi past was sparked by the Waldheim affair of 1985-1988, leading to a transformation in Austrian society. The works of this second post-war generation, who continue to dominate the Austrian cultural landscape-the challenges posed by the recent electoral gains of right-wing parties notwithstanding-are marked by unrelenting attention to the shadow cast by the country's Nazi past. It explores the search for the remnants of a pre-Anschluss Austrian-Jewish culture destroyed in the Holocaust through the films of Ruth Beckermann and the writing of Anna Mitgutsch. Katya Krylova's book undertakes close readings of key contemporary literary texts, films, and memorials tha
Katya Krylova holds a PhD in German from Churchill College, University of Cambridge.
About the Author Katya Krylova holds a PhD in German from Churchill College, University of Cambridge.