Aging and Old-Age Style in Günter Grass, Ruth Klüger, Christa Wolf, and Martin Walser: The Mannerism of a Late Period

by Stuart Taberner

Demographers say that by the year 2060, every seventh person in Germany will be aged eighty or older, and every third person over sixty-five. The prediction for other Western countries is scarcely different. Indeed, the aging society is seen by some as a graver threat than even global warming, with potentially unmanageable tensions relating to intergenerational relationships, work and benefits, and flows of people.

This book explores the representation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571135782
• ISBN13: 9781571135780
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Camden House (NY)
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"