Deconstructing East Germany: Christoph Hein's Literature of Dissent

by David W. Robinson

An introduction to the works of the famous East German dissident fiction writer and playwright that concentrates on the prose works.

Playwright and novelist Christoph Hein, who enjoyed tremendous popularity in both Germanies during the 1980s, remains the East's most successful post-unification writer. Critical both of Soviet-style communism and Western consumercapitalism, Hein chose to remain in East Germany and work toward the liberalization...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571131639
• ISBN13: 9781571131638
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Camden House (NY)
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.4"