Del 82 - German Monitor

Case of Christian Kracht

Authorship, Irony, and Globalism

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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The bestselling, contemporary Swiss author Christian Kracht is as widely celebrated as he is a source of controversy. This introduction to his work suggests locating his writings in discourses that range beyond the labels that have been traditionally assigned to them, namely “postmodernism,” camp,” and “Popliteratur.” Instead, this volume considers Kracht’s work through the lenses of “authorship,” “irony,” and “globalism.” This volume argues that there is no fixed or uniform author represented in Kracht’s corpus, explores the ironic strategies involved in Kracht’s various authorial representations, and engages the cultural exchange inherent in Kracht’s work.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-04-09
Mått155 x 235 x 18 mm
Vikt472 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska, Tyska
SerieDel 82 i German Monitor
Antal sidor196
FörlagBrill
ISBN9789004682290

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Marcel Schmid is an Assistant Professor in German Studies at the University of Virginia. He received his PhD from the University of Zurich in 2014. He has published books and articles on self-reference in literature and the German life reform movement. Jerome Bolton is an independent researcher. He received his PhD in German Studies from New York University in 2015. Immanuel Nover is Privatdozent and Akademischer Oberrat (Assistant Professor) in German Studies at the University of Koblenz. He received his PhD from the University of Bonn, Germany and the University of Florence, Italy. He has published books and articles on Popliteratur, Christian Kracht, and the Aesthetics of Depression.

"a stimulating and important book to be recommended for all interested in contemporary writing and culture. Several essays will become important and foundational interpretations of authors who will continue to interest students and scholars of German literature in the future."- THE MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW, 110.2 (April 2015) on vol. 76."an authoritative contribution to scholarship on German-language women writers … a welcome and needed contribution [… that] will become a cornerstone for future scholarship"- MONATSHEFTE, 108.1 (Spring 2016), on vol. 76."this focused volume of essays should serve as a solid foundation for the growing international critical interest in Köhler’s distinctive, albeit uncompromising, poetic voice"- GERMAN QUARTERLY, 87.4 (Fall 2014) on vol. 78."'a valuable addition to the scholarship on GDR literature and authors from the GDR"- GERMAN STUDIES REVIEW, 37.3 (October 2014), on vol. 75.“…the German Monitor has continued to produce quality volumes […] we can hope that the German Monitor continues to provide us with thought-provoking issues.” - MONATSHEFTE, Vol. 97.2 (2005)