Dunne, Kerry
'Der Sündenfall'

A parabolic key to the image of human existence in the work of Günter Kunert 1960-1990.

By approaching Kunert's work using the Fall as a unifying element, the relationship of seemingly disparate themes such as death, utopia, sexuality and writing becomes apparent. The Fall imagery is shown to be a parabolic key to Kunert's view of human existence, and of Western civilisation in particular. This study, based on close textual analysis, emphasises the existential nature of Kunert's themes. 345 Seiten, broschiert (Europäische Hochschulschriften. Reihe I: Deutsche Sprache und Literatur; Band 1494/Peter Lang Verlag 1995) Mängelexemplar/near mint