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

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

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

“Ich würde ihnen von Deutschland…

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

Faserland, Germany the Machine, and Isabella Rossellini

In his novel, Faserland, Kracht uses the uncertainty of the main character as a symbol for the German people during post-Wende Germany.

A timeline of lost identities

A narrators journey through a post-reunification Germany to find his…

The Forgotten Faserland: A Despotic United Germany

Erasing the Past: the Ultimate Escape

The end of Christian Kracht’s “Faserland” portrays a feeling of escape. The main character talks about telling Germany’s story to his unborn children as a way to escape the past and make it no longer exhist. He longs for a future so far away that telling these…

A Bleak Outlook on Post-Reunification Germany

The degradation of a capitalistic society is often shown as the over…

Self Acceptance of Homosexuality

A Socialite and His Rejection of Self

A Cocktail Without A Destination

Christian Kracht’s Faserland is book about a narrator who is lost and can’t find his way in life. He…