W. G. Sebald : History - Memory - Trauma

Mark Mcculloh

ISBN 10: 3110182742 / ISBN 13: 9783110182743

Published by De Gruyter, De Gruyter Akademie Forschung, 2006

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The novelist, poet, and essayist W. G. Sebald (1944 - 2001) was perhaps the most original German writer of the last decade of the 20th century ('Die Ausgewanderten', 'Austerlitz', 'Luftkrieg und Literatur'). His writing is marked by a unique 'hybridity' that combines characteristics of travelogue, cultural criticism, crime story, historical essay, and dream diary, among other genres. He employs layers of literary and motion picture allusions that contribute to a sometimes enigmatic, sometimes intimately familiar mood; his dominant mode is melancholy. The contributions of this anthology examine W. G. Sebald as narrator and pensive observer of history. The book includes a previously unpublished interview with Sebald from 1998.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: W. G. Sebald : History - Memory - Trauma
• Publisher: De Gruyter, De Gruyter Akademie Forschung
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3110182742
• ISBN 13: 9783110182743
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 236W x 160H x 27D millimeters 236 millimeters width by 160 millimeters height by 27 millimeters depth
• Weight: 736 grams

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Synopsis

The novelist, poet, and essayist W. G. Sebald (1944 – 2001) was perhaps the most original German writer of the last decade of the 20th century (“Die Ausgewanderten”, “Austerlitz”, “Luftkrieg und Literatur”). His writing is marked by a unique ‘hybridity’ that combines characteristics of travelogue, cultural criticism, crime story, historical essay, and dream diary, among other genres. He employs layers of literary and motion picture allusions that contribute to a sometimes enigmatic, sometimes intimately familiar mood; his dominant mode is melancholy. The contributions of this anthology examine W. G. Sebald as narrator and pensive observer of history. The book includes a previously unpublished interview with Sebald from 1998.

About the Author

Scott Denham, Davidson College, Illinois, USA; Mark McCulloh, Davidson College, Illinois, USA.