Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-242) and index.
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Franza and the Righteous Servant; CHAPTER 2 On sharks and shame; CHAPTER 3 Malina: experience and feminism; CHAPTER 4 The short stories. Thoughts on the body and ethics; CHAPTER 5 Desire and complicity in Das Judasschaf; CHAPTER 6 Tradition out of context; CHAPTER 7 Metaphor's creative spark; Conclusion: das war es; Notes.
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Stephanie Bird offers a detailed analysis of the twin themes of female identity and national identity in the works of three major twentieth-century German-language women writers: Ingeborg Bachmann, Anne Duden and Emine Özdamar. This book will be of interest to literary and women's studies scholars as well as Germanists.
Women writers and national identity.
0521824060
Bachmann, Ingeborg,1926-1973-- Criticism and interpretation.
Duden, Anne,1942-Criticism and interpretation.
Özdamar, Emine Sevgi,1946-Criticism and interpretation.
Bachmann, Ingeborg,1926-1973
Duden, Anne,1942-
Özdamar, Emine Sevgi,1946-
German literature-- Women authors-- History and criticism.