2004
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0483.2004.00298.x
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‘Weil Die Geschichte Nicht Aufhört’: Günter Grass's Im Krebsgang

Abstract: W.G. Sebald's 1997 lectures, Luftkrieg und Literatur, sparked intense debate in the German media over the supposed taboo surrounding the literary depiction of German civilian victims of Allied attacks and the potential blurring of the already problematic ‘Täter’/‘Opfer’ complex. On its publication, Grass's most recent work Im Krebsgang either fuelled or became embroiled in this dispute and became front‐ page news. It is contended that such a media frenzy led to literary reviews at the time ignoring the aesthet… Show more

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“…Dye, Elizabeth (2004): "Weil die Geschichte nicht aufhört.Günter Grass's Im Krebsgang". In: German Life andLetters 57/4, 297Galle, Helmut (2005): "Zur Erinnerung an deutsche Opfer: Geschichte, Zeugnis und Fiktion in Grass' Novelle: Im Krebsgang".…”
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“…Dye, Elizabeth (2004): "Weil die Geschichte nicht aufhört.Günter Grass's Im Krebsgang". In: German Life andLetters 57/4, 297Galle, Helmut (2005): "Zur Erinnerung an deutsche Opfer: Geschichte, Zeugnis und Fiktion in Grass' Novelle: Im Krebsgang".…”
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