The ‘Second World’ in Contemporary British Writing
Contributions by Katrin Berndt Contributions by Andrew Wells Contributions by Richard Brown Contributions by Ulrich Busse Contributions by Melinda Dabis Contributions by Ágnes Györke Contributions by Ágnes Harasztos Contributions by Katja Hoyer Contributions by Robert Kusek Contributions by Therese-Marie Meyer Contributions by Paul D. Morris Contributions by Fiona Rintoul Contributions by Betiel Wasihun Edited by Katrin Berndt Edited by Andrew Wells
Hardback (Published)
(August 2024)
ISBN: 9783847117575
6.34 x 9.33 inches
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The thirteen contributions to this collection all explore or exemplify the ongoing British interest in the socialist world before 1990. In autobiography, fiction, film, history, and lexicography, these chapters show how contemporary Britain is engaging with the past project to build socialism in Europe, and what this means for the present and the future of our continent. Contributions come from a wide range of disciplinary and geographical backgrounds, and the volume is further enriched by a short story especially written for this book and by an in-depth interview with the author of a recent popular history of the GDR. Together, these chapters offer a unique perspective into contemporary British writing on the ‘second world’ and the enduring fascination with the failures of futures past.
Katrin Berndt is Professor of English Literature and Culture at Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg.
- Contributions by Katrin Berndt
- Contributions by Andrew Wells
- Contributions by Richard Brown
- Contributions by Ulrich Busse
- Contributions by Melinda Dabis
- Contributions by Ágnes Györke
- Contributions by Ágnes Harasztos
- Contributions by Katja Hoyer
- Contributions by Robert Kusek
- Contributions by Therese-Marie Meyer
- Contributions by Paul D. Morris
- Contributions by Fiona Rintoul
- Contributions by Betiel Wasihun
- Edited by Katrin Berndt
- Edited by Andrew Wells
Other Titles in this Series
Whoever Controls Your Eyeballs Runs the World
Visualisierung von Kunst und Gewalt im Werk von Don DeLillo
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