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Main description: This is the first book in English to explore the Eastern German literary trend of the 1990s employing humor and satire to come to terms with socialism’s failure and a difficult unification process. The ten novels in this survey include works by Brussig, Schulze, and Hensel. These popular, contemporary texts help define Germany today from a specific, East German perspective. Grounded in politics and history, the texts are analyzed for their literary aesthetics, cultural critiques, and socio-political insights. Several original author interviews are appended as primary sources. Biographical note: Jill E. Twark, East Carolina University, Greenville,USA. Review text: "Allen, die sich auch weiterhin mit dem Thema der deutschen Nachwendeliteratur beschäftigen wollen, ist die Lektüre dieses Buches uneingeschränkt zu empfehlen."Ekkehard W. Haring in: Aussiger Beiträge 3/2009 "[...] handsomely produced, admirably researches volume [...] Twark's book sets a well-merited milestone for a unique period of humor in German literary history."Sheila Johnson in: Monatshefte 1/2009 This is the first book in English to explore the Eastern German literary trend of the 1990s employing humor and satire to come to terms with socialism's failure and a difficult unification process. The ten novels in this survey include works by Brussig, Schulze, and Hensel. These popular, contemporary texts help define Germany today from a specific, East German perspective. Grounded in politics and history, the texts are analyzed for their literary aesthetics, cultural critiques, and socio-political insights. Several original author interviews are appended as primary sources
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