Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, 2006. - Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-319) and index
Frontmatter; Inhalt; I. Einleitung; II. Die Rezeption der Romane Edgar Hilsenraths; III. Ausklang: Die nicht-öffentliche Rezeption der Romane; Backmatter
?Wide-screen book? or ?Night of the Nights?? The verdict of German literary critics was already oscillating between these two extremes in 1978. This controversy, which was ignited by Hilsenrath?s first work Nacht (?Night?) and was specific to Germany compared with the international reception of his work, runs throughout his writing. This study traces the history of the reception of his novels, i.e. the readings revealed by arts pages, literary studies and general readers, and analyses how they function
