«Journey to the End of the Night»: forms of expatriation in the Nachwendezeit (Helene Hegemann's «Axolotl Roadkill» and David Lopez's «Fief»

Authors

  • Francesca Pistocchi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13136/2724-4202/1068

Keywords:

German Reunification, Helene Hegemann, David Lopez, post-structuralism, post-modernism

Abstract

Focusing on the debut novels by Helene Hegemann (Axolotl Roadkill, 2010) and David Lopez (Fief, 2017), the article aims to shed light on the still ambiguous features of 21st century European Literature. The goal is to analyze, through these two novels, the physiognomy of a literary corpus that developed outside 20th-century paradigms, trying to identify the causes of alienation and estrangement that still weigh on the ruins of the old Heimat.

Author Biography

  • Francesca Pistocchi
    Dottoranda presso Università di Trento - corso di dottorato internazionale "Forme dello Scambio Culturale" in convenzione con l'Università di Augsburg

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Published

2021-12-31

Issue

No. 2 (2021)

Section

Monographic Section

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