NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT
University of Wales Press
Contemporary German Writers
Kerstin Hensel
Edited by Beth Linklater and Birgit Dahlke
pp. xvi + 175
216x138mm
July 2002
paperback £7.99 ISBN 0-7083-1777-4
hardback £15.00 ISBN 0-7083-1778-2
Kerstin Hensel is one of the most productive and successful young writers in
Germany today. From the late 1970s onwards she has published in a wide
variety of genres, although she remains best known for her novels, short
stories and poetry. Her most important work to date is the story Tanz am
Kanal (1994), which has received much acclaim and has been widely
discussed. Hensel has won a wide range of literary prizes and scholarships.
In accordance with the aims of this series, this book is intended both as an
introduction for the general reader and as a resource for the specialist.
Through a series of academic articles the volume analyses all aspects of
Hensel's writing, including poetry, plays and prose. It brings together the
most up-to-date research on her work, from Britain, the United States and
Germany. The volume also includes a previously unpublished story by
Hensel, and an interview with the author held during her period as
writer-in-
residence at University of Wales Swansea in September 2000. It concludes
with a comprehensive bibliography.
Kerstin Hensel gehört zu den bedeutendsten deutschen SchriftstellerInnen
der neuen Generation. Sie kommt aus der ehemaligen DDR, schreibt aber
Texte - in allen Gattungen -, die weit über die Grenzen dieses Landes
hinausreichen. Neben Essays von britischen, amerikanischen und deutschen
GermanistInnen über verschiedene Aspekte ihres Werkes bietet dieser Band
ausführliche Daten zu Leben und Werk, sowie eine Bibliographie und ein
neues Interview mit der Autorin.
Further details on this and other titles in the UWP "Contemporary German
Writers" series at:
http://www.swan.ac.uk/german/centre/centpubl.htm
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