The Fusion of German and Japanese Culture

Anime, the author Yoko Tawada, and one fantastical book

“Faserland”: What Does it Mean to be German?

“Und von den Menschen würde ich erzählen, von den Auserwählten, die im Inneren der…

Erpenbeck’s “Gehen, Ging Gegangen” is Definitely Contemporary, but is it Good?

While some praise the…

Barbour and Bergen: Germany as seen through Christian Kracht’s Faserland

“Ich würde ihnen von Deutschland…

Etüden Im Schnee: Foreignness & Polar Bears

“Gehen, Ging, Gegangen”: Making the Strange Familiar

In Jenny Erpenbeck’s novel, the main character is…

NEW STUDY: Does Running Away to Switzerland Solve All Problems?

Gehen, Ging, Get Outta Here

In order to analyze Gehen, Ging, Gegangen as a contemporary novel, you must be willing to accept who and what…

“Gehen, Ging, Gegangen” A Novel About Modern Identity?

Go, Went, Gone, Forgotten

Jenny Erpenbeck provides a soberingly honest peer inside the so-called found…