Literature and Film, 1990 to the Present Day

Richard McClelland University of Oxford

1 General in ‘high-brow,’ ‘pop’ and ‘avant garde’ literature by a range of individuals includingW.G. Sebald, Overviews Durs Grünbein and Uwe Tellkamp. Paul Michael Lützeler, Publizistische German- egy, 9, Archive and Memory in German Lit- istik. Essays und Kritiken, Berlin, de Gruyter, erature and Visual Culture, ed. Dora Osborne, 417 pp., addresses the insights into literat- collects a series of contributions that interrog- ure that can be gleaned from a consider- ate the so-called ‘archival turn’ in German Stud- ation of literary criticism as found in re- ies. Positioning theories of the archive from views and essays in the media. Though this poststructuralist theory and memory studies wide-ranging study contains chapters on sev- in relation to a wider German ‘Erinnerung- eral literary epochs, the contemporary is ex- skultur’, this volume address both the complic- tremely well catered for, with contents cov- ation of memory discourse by physical arte- ering: , Peter Stephan Jungk, facts and the interplay between familial, col- Uwe Timm, Uwe Wittstock, Hans Christoph lective and cultural memory as facilitated by Buch, Ulf Erdmann Ziegler, Christoph Hein, archival remains. In doing so, Osborne brings Walter Hinck, Ulrike Draesner, Dieter Kühn, Di- together contributions relating to visual art, eter Forte, Elisabeth Plessen, Doron Rabinovici, film and literature that demonstrate the in- Norbert Niemann/Eberhard Rathgeb, Friedrich creasing significance placed on the archive Christian Delius, Volker Hage, , Bodo within German memory culture and its ana- Morshäuser, Michael Schneider, Barbara Ho- lysis in as a discipline. Contri- nigmann, Angelika Mechtel, Hanns-Josef Or- butions include: Priyanka Basu, ‘Between Pre- theil, Angela Krauß, Barbara Frischmuth, Klaus servation and Destruction: Bernd and Hilla Briegleb/Sigrid Weigel, Paul Nizon, Sten Nad- Becher’s Archive of “Anonymous Sculpture”’, olny, Thomas Anz, Gerold Späth, Gabriele (23–44); Simon Ward, ‘Janos Frecot, Photo- Wohmann, Gert Hofmann, Silvio Blatter, and graphic Archives and the Zero Hour of Berlin’ postmodern prose. (45–64); Catríona Leahy, ‘Saving the Present: Heribert Tommek, Der lange Weg in die Geg- Anselm Kiefer as Self Archivist’ (65–84); Dora enwartsliteratur. Studien zur Geschichte des lit- Osborne, ‘Thomas Demand’s Nationalgalerie: erarischen Feldes in Deutschland von 1960 bis Reconstructing a German Archive’ (85–106); 2000, Berlin, de Gruyter, 620 pp., while de- Lizzie Stewart, ‘Turkish-German Comedy Goes parting from the supposition that 1989 marks Archival: Alamanya—Wilkommen in Deutsch- the end of the ‘postwar’ period in German lit- land (2011)’ (107–122); Tobias Ebbrecht-Hart- erature, delves further back in time to plot mann, ‘Echoes from the Archive: Retriev- the genesis of contemporary literature in Ger- ing and Re-viewing Cinematic Remnants of man by identifying trends evident in the works the Nazi Past’ (123–140); Annie Ring, ‘Harun of individuals including Enzensberger, Weiss Farocki’s Critical Film Archive’ (141–162); Carol and Heiner Müller. Throughout, Tommek ef- Anne Castabile-Heming, ‘Preserving the Self: fectively employs Bourdieu’s notion of the lit- Constructs of Memory and Biography in the erary field to chart the ongoing role of these Works of Jürgen Fuchs’ (163–178); Regine Criser, developments and investigates their presence ‘Disruptions of the Archive: Renegotiating Ger-

© koninklijke brill nv, leiden, 2017 | doi: 10.1163/22224297-07701026 290 germanstudies man History in Autobiographical Fiction after ‘Józefs Briefe. Erinnerte Grenzen und begren- 1989’ (179–194); Diana Hitzke and Charlton zte Erinnerungen in Kolja Mensings Die Le- Payne, ‘Verbalizing Silence and Sorting Gar- genden der Väter’ (157–173); Julia Schoch, ‘Ka- bage: Archiving Experiences of Displacement liningrader Karussell. Eine Reise in Bildern’ in Recent Post-Yugoslav Fiction of Migration by (173–182); Friedhelm Marx, ‘Grenzüberschreit- Saša Stanišić and Adriana Altaras’ (195–212). ungen. Julia Schochs Hörspiel Kaliningrader Über Grenzen: Texte und Lektüren der Nacht’ (183–192); Feridun Zaimoglu, ‘Über hin- deutschsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur, ed. Ste- terland’ (193–200); Marie Gunreben, ‘“Viele phanie Catani and Friedhelm Marx, Göttin- Schnipsel streuen, viele Schnipsel beschauen, gen, Wallstein, 224 pp., takes a novel—and das also heißt versinken”. Feridun Zaimoglus literal—approach to authors whose writing hinterland im Spiegel der deutschen Romantik’ looks beyond the confines of Germany’s fron- (201–216). tiers, to explore the research trips that have Visionen und Illusionen. Beiträge zur 11. Ar- inspired some of contemporary German liter- beitstagung schwedischer Germanistinnen und ature’s most engaging texts. Catani and Marx Germanisten ‘Text im Kontext’ in Göteborg am incorporate critical perspectives on contem- 4./5. April 2014, ed. Magnus P. Ängsal and Frank porary literature with considerations from au- Thomas Grub, Frankfurt, Lang, 197 pp., brings thors themselves and include lively discus- together the varied proceedings of the 2014 sions on and by the following authors and Swedish Gemanisten conference, and includes texts: , ‘Über das 5. Kapitel des several relevant contributions on contempor- Romans Heimsuchung’ (13–30); Bettina Ban- ary literature, including: Frank Thomas Grub, nasch, ‘Der Garten Eden in zwölf quadrat- ‘Wenn Visionen zu Illusionen werden oder: ischen Kapiteln. Anmerkungen zu Jenny Er- “Es muß etwas Neues entstehen.” Zu Chris- penbecks Roman Heimsuchung (2008)’ (31– toph Heins Dramen nach 1989’ (51–73); Sascha 48); Jan Faktor, ‘Lange Suche in den endlosen Prostka, ‘“Welche Visionen? Alle Visionen!” Si- Wäldern von Christianstadt oder Wie ein völ- mon Urbans Roman Plan d als Beispiel einer lig im Abseits spielendes Kapitel eines Ro- literarischen (Anti-)Utopie’ (73–90). mans ins Zentrum der Recherchearbeit rücken Wendejahr 1995, Transformationen der kann. Bericht über die Recherchen zum Roman deutschsprachichen Literatur, ed. Heribert Georgs Sorgen um die Zukunft oder Im Reich Tommek, Matteo Galli, and Achim Geisen- desheiligenHodensack-BimbamsvonPrag’ (49– hanslüke, Berlin, de Gruyter, 501 pp., de- 70); Renate Cornejo, ‘Prag als individueller parts from the postulation that 1995, not und kollektiver Raum in Jan Faktors Roman 1989/90, marks the emergence of new trends Georgs Sorgen um die Zukunft oder Im Reich in German-language writing and can thus be des heiligen Hodensack-Bimbams von Prag’ (71– considered as marking a literary ‘Wende’ that 87); Olga Gransnowa, ‘Recherche zu Der Russe holds ongoing significance. The essays in the ist einer, der Birken liebt’ (87–94); Stephanie volume engage with the representation of a di- Catani, ‘Im Niemandsland. Figuren und For- verse range of topics that are seen as key in con- men der Entgrenzung in Olga Grjasnowas Ro- temporary German Studies, including memory, man Der Russe ist einer, der Birken liebt (2012)’ the spatial turn, migrant literature, gender and (95–110); Sibylle Lewitscharoff, ‘Gespräch über the legacy of the gdr, as well as considerations Apostoloff ’ (111–124); Annette Bühler-Dietrich, of the works of a range of individual authors ‘Von Stuttgart nach Sofia: Sibylle Lewitschar- including Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Ulrike offs narrative Grablegung ihres Vaters’ (125– Draesner, , Feridun Zaimoğlu 140); Kolja Mensing, ‘Hotelik Słowiański. Re- andW.G. Sebald. Contributions include: Achim cherchenotizen’ (141–156); Florian Lehmann, Geisenhanslüke, ‘In der Erinnerung: Gedächt-