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How Second Generation Immigrant Writers Have Transformed Swiss and German Language Literature [electronic resource] : A Study of Authors from the Swiss 'Secondo-Space'
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zinggeler, Margrit Verena.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Immigrants in literature.
- Swiss literature (German)--20th century--History and criticism.
- Swiss literature (German)--21st century--History and criticism.
- Swiss literature (German).
- Swiss literature (German)--History and criticism--21st century.
- Local Subjects:
- Immigrants in literature.
- Swiss literature (German)--20th century--History and criticism.
- Swiss literature (German)--21st century--History and criticism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (447 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This study examines the changing literary discourse in German-speaking Switzerland as second generation immigrant authors write compelling narratives and are awarded prestigious literary prizes in Europe.
- Contents:
- ""HOW SECOND GENERATION IMMIGRANT WRITERS HAVE TRANSFORMED SWISS AND GERMAN LANGUAGE LITERATURE: A Study of Authors from the Swiss 'Secondo-Space' ""; ""Copyright Page ""; ""Dedication ""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""Preface ""; ""Acknowledgments ""; ""Introduction ""; ""Chapter 1 - Historical and Social Framework of Immigrant Writing in Germany and Austria after WW II ""; ""Chapter 2 - Migration and Naturalization in Switzerland ""; ""Chapter 3 - Definition of Secondas and Secondos in Switzerland ""
- ""Chapter 4 - The Socialization and Identity of the Second Generation and Living in the ""Secondo Space"" """"Chapter 5 - Migration and the Transformation of German Swiss Literature ""; ""Chapter 6 - 21st Century Seconda and Secondo Writers in German-Speaking Switzerland ""; ""Chapter 7 - Transcultural Embodiment of the Senses and Sensorial Narratives in Secondo-Literature ""; ""Chapter 8 - On Language ""; ""Chapter 9 - On Identity ""; ""Chapter 10 - Toward a Transcultural Literature ""; ""Bibliography ""; ""Index ""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-7734-4403-3
- OCLC:
- 853362629
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