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Neuerwerbungen: Bücher Im Fach Literatur September 2016 Neuerwerbungen: Bücher im Fach Literatur September 2016 Signatur Titel Allgemeine Literaturwissenschaft. Literaturtheorie L 13,9/24 Richtige Literatur im Falschen? : Schriftsteller - Kapitalismus - Kritik / Ingar Solty und Enno Stahl (Herausgeber). - Erste Auflage. - [2016] L 36/362 Horror : a literary history / edited by Xavier Aldana Reyes. - 2016 L 42,3/19 Worüber wir sprechen, wenn wir über Bücher sprechen / Tim Parks ; aus dem Englischen von Ulrike Beckerund Ruth Keen. - 2016 L 42,5/37 a Literatur lesen : eine Einladung / Terry Eagleton ; aus dem Englischen übersetzt von Holger Hanowell. - 2016 Weltliteratur. Europäische Literatur L 57/42 Absurdes Theater : Beispiele und Perspektiven ; Arrabal, Beckett, Ionesco und Tardieu / Rei- ner Poppe. - 1979 L 61,2/495 Renaissancen des Kitsch / hg. von Christina Hoffmann und Johanna Öttl. - 2016 L 61,2/497 Der traumatisierte Raum : Insistenz, Inschrift, Montage bei Freud, Levi, Kertész, Sebald und Dante / Judith Kasper. - 2016 L 72,5/330 d Achtung! Achtung! Hier spricht der Krieg : 1914 - 1918 ; Zeitbilder / hrsg. von Ingo Langner. Mit einer Fotoausw. von Rainer Rother. - 2014 L 73/1 b:[89] Der varreckte Hof / Der verreckte Hof : eine Stubenoper ; Gesänge in einer sterbenden Spra- che ; Texte und Notenmaterial / Georg Ringsgwandl. - Erstauflage. - 2015 L 73/50:183.1 Spectaculum : moderne Theaterstücke. - 36. Sechs moderne Theaterstücke. - 1982 L 75 Nied 3:Nied Lieder vom Pferd über Bord / Els Moors ; Christian Filips Übersetzer/in. - Erste Auflage. - 2016 Antike Literatur L 99 Hom 51 al Odyssee / Homer ; aus dem Griechischen übersetzt und kommentiert von Kurt Steinmann. - 1. Auflage. - 2016 Deutschsprachige Literatur L 188/1282 Das Spektakel der Gewalt - die Gewalt des Spektakels : Angriff und Flucht in deutschsprachi- gen Theatertexten zwischen 9/11 und Flüchtlingsdrama / Artur Pelka. - 2016 L 194,2/21 Zwischen literarischer Ästhetik und sozialistischer Ideologie : zur internationalen Rezeption und Evaluation der DDR-Literatur / Matthias Aumüller, Erika Becker (Hrsg.). - 1. Auflage. - 2015 L 242 Dod 310 Kontinent Doderer : eine Durchquerung / Klaus Nüchtern. - 2016 L 242 Gmü 50 Am Stammtisch der Rebellen : Roman / Harry Gmür ; herausgegeben von Mario Gmür. - 2. Auflage. - [2016] L 242 Haup G 861 a Gerhart Hauptmann, Die Ratten ... verstehen / erarb. von Claus Gigl. Hrsg. von Johannes Diekhans ; Michael Völkl. - 1. Dr.. - 2012 L 242 Hes 151 Lagunenzauber : Aufzeichnungen aus Venedig / Hermann Hesse ; Volker Michels Herausge- ber/in. - 1., Originalausgabe, Erste Auflage. - 2016 L 242 Krau 805 b Das Kraus-Projekt : Aufsätze / von Karl Kraus ; mit Anmerkungen von Jonathan Franzen, unter Mitarbeit von Paul Reitter und Daniel Kehlmann ; aus dem Englischen von Bettina Ab- arbanell. - ©2014 L 242 Loth 50 a Der Engel mit der Posaune : Roman eines Hauses / Ernst Lothar. - 2016 L 242 Ril 359 b Rilke und die Frauen : Biografie eines Liebenden / Heimo Schwilk unter Mitarbeit von Uwe Wolff. - Ungekürzte Taschenbuchausgabe. - Juni 2016 L 242 Schni 112 e Später Ruhm : Novelle / Arthur Schnitzler. - 2015 L 246 Brand M 50 a Raumpatrouille : Geschichten / Matthias Brandt. - 1. Auflage. - 2016 1 Neuerwerbungen: Bücher im Fach Literatur September 2016 Signatur Titel L 246 Brand M 50 b Raumpatrouille : Geschichten / Matthias Brandt. - 1. Auflage. - 2016 L 246 Buch 68 Elf Arten, das Eis zu brechen : Roman / Hans Christoph Buch. - 2016 L 246 Dob 55 Ein Schlag ins Gesicht : Kriminalroman / Franz Dobler. - 2016 L 246 Falk 58 Apollokalypse : Roman / Gerhard Falkner. - 2016 L 246 Ficht 152 Ich beiße Dich zum Abschied ganz zart : Briefe an Leonore Mau / Hubert Fichte. - 2016 L 246 Gena 78 a Außer uns spricht niemand über uns : Roman / Wilhelm Genazino. - 2016 L 246 Hüs 302 Hanns Dieter Hüsch : wie der Kabarettist den lieben Gott zum Schmunzeln brachte / Georg Schwikart ; herausgegeben von Uwe Birnstein. - Aktualisierte Neuauflage. - 2016 L 246 Krüg 71 a Das Irrenhaus : Roman / Michael Krüger. - 1. Auflage. - 2016 L 246 Lange M 57 Drehtür : Roman / Katja Lange-Müller. - 1. Auflage. - 2016 L 246 Lenz 67 e Der Geist der Mirabelle : Geschichten aus Bollerup / Siegfried Lenz. - 1. Auflage. - 2016 L 246 Mitg 60 a Die Annäherung : Roman / Anna Mitgutsch. - 2016 L 246 Moseb 65 Mogador : Roman / Martin Mosebach. - 1. Auflage. - August 2016 L 246 Osso 60 b Die schöne Gegenwart : Roman / Leonie Ossowski. - Ungekürzte Taschenbuchausgabe. - Juli 2016 L 246 Pluh E 73 a Gegenüber : Roman / Erika Pluhar. - 1. Auflage. - 2016 L 246 Rathg 52 Cooper : Roman / Eberhard Rathgeb. - 2016 L 246 Scham 60 b Die Sehnsucht der Schwalbe : Roman / Rafik Schami. - 10. Auflage. - 2015 L 246 Sur 72 Von den Kriegen / Arno Surminski. - ©2016 L 246 Sur 72 a Von den Kriegen / Arno Surminski. - ©2016 L 246 Thom St 50 b Grenzgang : Roman / Stephan Thome. - Erste Auflage. - 2016 L 248 Bey 131 Sie nannten es Sprache / Marcel Beyer. - Erste Auflage. - 2016 L 248 Blau 50 Kopfzecke : Roman / Iris Blauensteiner. - 2016 L 248 Brand M 50 Raumpatrouille : Geschichten / Matthias Brandt. - 1. Auflage. - 2016 L 248 Cap 60 Das Leben ist gut : Roman / Alex Capus. - 2016 L 248 Carr J 50 a Ein Monat auf dem Land / J.L. Carr. Aus dem Englischen von Monika Köpfer. - Erste Aufla- ge. - 2016 L 248 Dat 73 a Leider bin ich tot : Roman / Dietmar Dath. - Erste Auflage, Originalausgabe. - 2016 L 248 Duve 131 Warum die Sache schiefgeht : wie Egoisten, Hohlköpfe und Psychopathen uns um die Zukunft bringen / Karen Duve. - 1. Aufl.. - 2014 L 248 Elf 50 Die Liebe ist ein Schmetterling : Roman / Lena Elfrath. - Erste Auflage. - 2016 L 248 Für 50 Familie der geflügelten Tiger : Roman / Paula Fürstenberg. - 1. Auflage. - 2016 L 248 Gardi 50 a Broken German : Roman / Tomer Gardi. - 2016 L 248 Gös 50 a Traurige Freiheit : Roman / Friederike Gösweiner. - 3. Auflage. - 2016 L 248 Haag 50 Königin der Nacht : Roman / Bille Haag. - ©2016 L 248 Händ 58 München : Gesellschaftsroman / Ernst-Wilhelm Händler. - 2016 L 248 Händ 58 a München : Gesellschaftsroman / Ernst-Wilhelm Händler. - 2016 L 248 Hirt 50 Lied über die geeignete Stelle für eine Notunterkunft : Roman / Simone Hirth. - 2016 L 248 Kai Mü 56 Fremde Seele, dunkler Wald : Roman / Reinhard Kaiser-Mühlecker. - 2016 L 248 Kam 83 Meine Mutter, ihre Katze und der Staubsauger : ein Unruhestand in 33 Geschichten / Wladi- mir Kaminer. - 1. Auflage. - 2016 L 248 Kirchh 76 Widerfahrnis : eine Novelle / Bodo Kirchhoff. - 2016 L 248 Kloeb 52 Die unsterbliche Familie Salz : Roman / Christopher Kloeble. - Originalausgabe. - 2016 L 248 Knä 52 Hofkind : Roman / Silke Knäpper. - ©2016 L 248 Krach 58 Die Toten : Roman / Christian Kracht. - 1. Auflage. - 2016 L 248 Krä 51 The democratic forest : Gedichte / Thorsten Krämer. - Erste Auflage. - 2016 L 248 Kubi 55 Skizze eines Sommers : Roman / André Kubiczek. - 1. Auflage. - 2016 L 248 Kuche 50 Malcontenta : Roman / Felix Kucher. - ©2016 2 Neuerwerbungen: Bücher im Fach Literatur September 2016 Signatur Titel L 248 Kuhn H 53 Omi / Helmut Kuhn. - 2016 L 248 Kump 54 b Die Erziehung des Mannes : Roman / Michael Kumpfmüller. - 1. Auflage. - 2016 L 248 Langen 51 Dorffrieden : Roman / Lorenz Langenegger. - ©2016 L 248 Leder 50 Die Hintergründigkeit des vordergründig Banalen : Geschichten / Karin Ledermann. - 1. Auf- lage. - 2016 L 248 Leup 60 Die Witwen : Ein Abenteuerroman / Dagmar Leupold. - 1. Auflage. - 2016 L 248 Lewi 57 Das Pfingstwunder : Roman / Sibylle Lewitscharoff. - Erste Auflage. - 2016 L 248 Lich A 50 Hoffnung ist das Ding mit Federn : vom Fliegen. Drei Versuche und ein halber / Michael Lichtwarck-Aschoff. - ©2016 L 248 Mac 50 Ich, Bertha Pappenheim : Roman / Franz Maciejewski. - Erste Auflage. - 2016 L 248 Marty 56 Der Engelherd : Roman / Olga Martynova. - ©2016 L 248 Mel Th 54 Die Welt im Rücken / Thomas Melle. - 1. Auflage. - 2016 L 248 Meye C 130 a Der Untergang der Äkschn GmbH : Frankfurter Poetikvorlesungen / Clemens Meyer. - ©2016 L 248 Mill 50 Der Schmetterlingstrieb : Roman / Hanno Millesi. - Erste Auflage. - [2016] L 248 Platz 53 a Am Rand : Roman / Hans Platzgumer. - 2016 L 248 Prä 52 Oh Schimmi : Roman / Teresa Präauer. - 2016 L 248 Rug Eu 53 Follower : Vierzehn Sätze über einen fiktiven Enkel ; Roman / Eugen Ruge. - 1. Auflage. - 2016 L 248 Scheib 51 Kollisionen : Roman / Florian Scheibe. - 2016 L 248 Schen S 51 a Schnell, dein Leben : Roman / Sylvie Schenk. - 2016 L 248 Schm E 50 a Ein langes Jahr : Roman / Eva Schmidt. - [1. Aufl.]. - [2016] L 248 Schu F 57 Onno Viets und der weiße Hirsch : Roman / Frank Schulz. - 1. Auflage. - 2016 L 248 Send 54 Am anderen Ende der Nacht : Roman / Jan-Philipp Sendker. - 1. Auflage. - 2016 L 248 Stad 63 Rauschzeit : Roman / Arnold Stadler. - 2016 L 248 Stad 63 a Rauschzeit : Roman / Arnold Stadler. - 2016 L 248 Stei H 55 d Der Allesforscher : Roman / Heinrich Steinfest. - ungekürzte Taschenbuchausgabe. - 2015 L 248 Wal 58 b Der Flug nach Marseille : Roman / Michael Wallner. - 1. Auflage. - 2016 L 248 Zwi 50 Hier können Sie im Kreis gehen / Frédéric Zwicker. - 2016 Niederländische und flämische Literatur L 293 Bern 53 Hirngespinste : Roman / Bernlef ; aus dem Niederländischen von Maria Csollány. - Lizenz- ausgabe. - 2016 L 293 Moor 62 Schlaflose Nacht / Margriet de Moor ; aus dem Niederländischen von Helga von Beuningen. - 2016 L 293 Muli 62 a Schwarzes Licht : kleiner Roman / Harry Mulisch ; aus dem Niederländischen von Gregor Seferens. - 2016 L 293 Noot 72 a Turbulenzen : Reisegeschichten / Cees Nooteboom ; aus dem Niederländischen von Helga van Beuningen. - 2016 L 293 Pal 59 Du sagst es : Roman / Connie Palmen. Aus dem Niederländischen
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