Frank BreslinHermann Hesse’s Der Steppenwolf: Accepting the ShadowIf a work of art could commit a sin, it would be that of leaving those who encounter it indifferent. And perhaps the royal road to…Nov 21
Kit TeguhDoctor Faustus by Thomas MannAside from Hermann Hesse, Thomas Mann is my favourite German author. He had written difficult books which had been rewarding to read if you…Jan 31
Claire Armstrong“Visitation” by Jenny Erpenbeck(originally written for Cultural Memory in Post-1945 Germany class at Mount Allison University)Nov 13Nov 13
Book WayfarerShort Stories of Thomas Mann By Thomas MannI didn’t know of Thomas Mann by name, but I have known of his Death in Venice story for quite awhile so I jumped at the opportunity to read…Aug 8, 2023Aug 8, 2023
MentalgymnastBlack German Afrosurreal Expressionism: Afropean women and critical fabulationFirst things first: My advisor’s book on AfroGerman Afrofuturism can now be pre-ordered online. Yay!Oct 22Oct 22
Frank BreslinHermann Hesse’s Der Steppenwolf: Accepting the ShadowIf a work of art could commit a sin, it would be that of leaving those who encounter it indifferent. And perhaps the royal road to…Nov 21
Kit TeguhDoctor Faustus by Thomas MannAside from Hermann Hesse, Thomas Mann is my favourite German author. He had written difficult books which had been rewarding to read if you…Jan 31
Claire Armstrong“Visitation” by Jenny Erpenbeck(originally written for Cultural Memory in Post-1945 Germany class at Mount Allison University)Nov 13
Book WayfarerShort Stories of Thomas Mann By Thomas MannI didn’t know of Thomas Mann by name, but I have known of his Death in Venice story for quite awhile so I jumped at the opportunity to read…Aug 8, 2023
MentalgymnastBlack German Afrosurreal Expressionism: Afropean women and critical fabulationFirst things first: My advisor’s book on AfroGerman Afrofuturism can now be pre-ordered online. Yay!Oct 22
Michaela AnchanDiscovering German Literature in Translation: Grand Hotel and Berlin BluesA few years ago, Deutsche Welle compiled a list of the top 100 English-translated German novels, going back to 1901. In my last post, I…Sep 18, 2023
Niina PekantytärLittle Women Inspirations: Friedrich Schiller (With Hejar Sinem) Part 3Sinem: It is such a great example on how caring and sweet he is, he is very important in the novel as well, and I just love him even more…Aug 25
Niina PekantytärLittle Women Inspirations: Friedrich Schiller (With Hejar Sinem) Part 2Niina: Exactly, the proposal scene, it is often romanticized, you don’t really see how uncomfortable Jo feels that in the book, the way…Aug 18
