Germans Going Global is the first monograph in English to address in depth the interrelatedness
between contemporary German literature and globalization. In an interdisciplinary framework and
through detailed readings of a wide variety of texts the study shows how the challenges
globalization has posed for Germany over the last two decades have been manifested and
reimagined in aesthetic production. Analyses of the literary marketplace and public debates
illuminate the more material sides of this development. The study also analyzes the ways in
which German-language writers born between 1955 and 1975 such as Chr. Kracht Th. Meinecke J.
Hermann S. Berg F. Illies K. Röggla J. v. Düffel and G. Hens respond to the pressures of
globalizing factors and how these have influenced notions of authorship and literary
aesthetics. It shows how narratives dealing with the neoliberal work world global travel and
the aftermath of 09 11 implicitly comment on contemporary debates on globalization its
socio-economic nature and the impact for local culture. By presenting a literary history of
the present Germans Going Global deepens the reader's understanding of contemporary Germany
and its cultural production.
