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In search of an adequate novel on the democratic changes of 1989/1990. A paradigmatic approach

Publication date: 2020

Wolność i Solidarność, 2019-20, nr 11-12, pp. 257 - 266

https://doi.org/10.4467/25434942WS.20.017.15021

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Hans Christian Trepte
Universität Leipzig
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In search of an adequate novel on the democratic changes of 1989/1990. A paradigmatic approach

Abstract

Literary debates on Central Europe often concern the problems of the democratic breakthrough in the former Eastern bloc. Central Europe is also a common cultural and literary heritage; however, it must be shown how literary visions resonated in specific discussions and literary works in various countries before and after the democratic transformation of 1989/1990. Revolutionary events in Poland resulted in the “Autumn of Nations”, and the expectations of readers and critics for a suitable novel about the breakthrough and transformation process were high.

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Information: Wolność i Solidarność, 2019-20, nr 11-12, pp. 257 - 266

Article type: Original article

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In search of an adequate novel on the democratic changes of 1989/1990. A paradigmatic approach

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In search of an adequate novel on the democratic changes of 1989/1990. A paradigmatic approach

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Universität Leipzig

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