"After the massacre of illusions": Specters of the GDR in the work of Volker Braun

The German Democratic Republic (GDR) was founded on the specter of communism; it now haunts contemporary capitalism as unrealized aspiration, trauma, or travesty. This article focuses on the representation of the after-life of the GDR in the work of Volker Braun. It examines the dominant concern wit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leeder, K
Other Authors: Fuchs, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Duke University Press 2012