Halverson, Rachel J.
Historiography and Fiction

Siegfried Lenz and the 'Historikerstreit'.

This book examines Siegfried Lenz' Deutschstunde (1968), Das Vorbild (1973) and Heimatmuseum (1978) and the «Historikerstreit» in West Germany. The analysis of retrospective narratives in Lenz' novels, a definitive literary statement on how a personal history is created, and the dialogue between the participants in the «Historikerstreit» links individual history with the public debate. Thus, parallels between retrospective narratives in fiction and narrative strategies in a professional exchange are exposed. 167 Seiten, gebunden (German Life and Civilization; Vol. 8/Peter Lang Verlag 1990) Mängelexemplar/near mint