Teleskopische Generationsnarrative. Elisabeth Reicharts «Die Voest-Kinder» und Melitta Brezniks «Der Sommer hat lange auf sich warten lassen»

Teleskopische Generationsnarrative. Elisabeth Reicharts «Die Voest-Kinder» und Melitta Brezniks «Der Sommer hat lange auf sich warten lassen»

This is a comparative reading of Die Voest-Kinder (2011) by E. Reichart and Der Sommer hat lange auf sich warten lassen (2013) by M. Breznik. Both novels participate in a recent trend in Austrian and German contemporary literature; they explore how history, primarily family history, is passed on in...

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Main Author: Elin Nesje Vestli
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Published: Università degli Studi di Milano 2014-05-01
Series:Studia austriaca
Online Access:https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/StudiaAustriaca/article/view/4030
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spelling doaj-3a6da7dce6c249748cc51e49f70358f72020-11-24T21:11:57ZdeuUniversità degli Studi di MilanoStudia austriaca1593-25082385-29252014-05-01220739110.13130/1593-2508/40303485Teleskopische Generationsnarrative. Elisabeth Reicharts «Die Voest-Kinder» und Melitta Brezniks «Der Sommer hat lange auf sich warten lassen»Elin Nesje Vestli0Østfold University College, NorwayThis is a comparative reading of Die Voest-Kinder (2011) by E. Reichart and Der Sommer hat lange auf sich warten lassen (2013) by M. Breznik. Both novels participate in a recent trend in Austrian and German contemporary literature; they explore how history, primarily family history, is passed on in a trans-generational perspective: as transmitted silence. It is here that we find the origin of traumas in life and in these two novels, not only for those directly affected by the traumatic events, but also for the following generations. Traumatic experi­ences are transmitted by what S. Weigel, based on the psychoanalyst H. Faimberg, descri­bes as «telescoping».https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/StudiaAustriaca/article/view/4030
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Teleskopische Generationsnarrative. Elisabeth Reicharts «Die Voest-Kinder» und Melitta Brezniks «Der Sommer hat lange auf sich warten lassen»
Studia austriaca
author_facet Elin Nesje Vestli
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title Teleskopische Generationsnarrative. Elisabeth Reicharts «Die Voest-Kinder» und Melitta Brezniks «Der Sommer hat lange auf sich warten lassen»
title_short Teleskopische Generationsnarrative. Elisabeth Reicharts «Die Voest-Kinder» und Melitta Brezniks «Der Sommer hat lange auf sich warten lassen»
title_full Teleskopische Generationsnarrative. Elisabeth Reicharts «Die Voest-Kinder» und Melitta Brezniks «Der Sommer hat lange auf sich warten lassen»
title_fullStr Teleskopische Generationsnarrative. Elisabeth Reicharts «Die Voest-Kinder» und Melitta Brezniks «Der Sommer hat lange auf sich warten lassen»
title_full_unstemmed Teleskopische Generationsnarrative. Elisabeth Reicharts «Die Voest-Kinder» und Melitta Brezniks «Der Sommer hat lange auf sich warten lassen»
title_sort teleskopische generationsnarrative. elisabeth reicharts «die voest-kinder» und melitta brezniks «der sommer hat lange auf sich warten lassen»
publisher Università degli Studi di Milano
series Studia austriaca
issn 1593-2508
2385-2925
publishDate 2014-05-01
description This is a comparative reading of Die Voest-Kinder (2011) by E. Reichart and Der Sommer hat lange auf sich warten lassen (2013) by M. Breznik. Both novels participate in a recent trend in Austrian and German contemporary literature; they explore how history, primarily family history, is passed on in a trans-generational perspective: as transmitted silence. It is here that we find the origin of traumas in life and in these two novels, not only for those directly affected by the traumatic events, but also for the following generations. Traumatic experi­ences are transmitted by what S. Weigel, based on the psychoanalyst H. Faimberg, descri­bes as «telescoping».
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