Australian Literature in the German Democratic Republic
Reading Through the Iron Curtain
Anthem Press · Print & ebook · June 19, 2016
An account of fraught and complex cross-cultural literary exchange between two highly distinct - even uniquely opposed - reading contexts, Australian Literature in the German Democratic Republic has resonance for all newly global reckonings of the cultural Cold War.
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- Who it’s for
- A study of how Australian titles were published and read in East Germany.
- Genres
- Australian & Pacific Lit Crit, Comparative Literature, German Literary Criticism
- Published
- Anthem Press, June 19, 2016
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An account of fraught and complex cross-cultural literary exchange between two highly distinct - even uniquely opposed - reading contexts, Australian Literature in the German Democratic Republic has resonance for all newly global reckonings of the cultural Cold War. Working from the extraordinary records of the East German publishing and censorship regime, the authors materially track the production and reception of one country’s corpus as envisioned by another.
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The 90 Australian titles published in the GDR form an alternative canon, revealing a shadowy literary archive that rewrites Australia’s postwar cultural history from behind the iron curtain and illuminates multiple ironies for the GDR as a ‘reading nation’. This book brings together leading German and Australian scholars in the fields of book history, German and Australian cultural history, Australian and postcolonial literatures, and postcolonial and cross-cultural theory, with emerging writers currently navigating between the two cultures.
GDR Reading Contexts
A study of how Australian titles were published and read in East Germany.
Come here for
- The publishing and censorship records behind Australian books in the GDR
- A shadowy literary archive that reframes Australia’s postwar cultural history
Expect
- An alternative canon formed by 90 Australian titles
- Cross-cultural literary exchange during the Cold War
Where it sits
| Australian & Pacific Lit Crit | 55% |
|---|---|
| Comparative Literature | 39% |
| German Literary Criticism | 35% |
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Publisher categories
- Australia & New Zealand History
- German History
- Australian & Pacific Lit Crit
- Authors
- Nicole Moore, Christina Spittel
- Publisher
- Anthem Press
- Published
- June 19, 2016
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Australia & New Zealand History