The image of the solitary author devoting days and nights to writing endless bestselling novels remains an insidious and largely unchallenged myth within German culture. In this exacting examination of the German publishing industry, Agency and Author addresses the financial reality sometimes eclipsed by this idea. Focusing on lesser-known German-language writers and their interactions with the Literaturbetrieb ("literary scene"), Agency and Author explores the ways authors assert creative agency in an increasingly 'eventized' literary marketplace. Ranging from the impacts of literary awards to media hate campaigns, this volume spotlights how profoundly the German literary landscape and our understanding of authorship is transforming.
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German Literature Beyond the Bestseller List
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German Literature Beyond the Bestseller List
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction. The Contemporary German-Language Literary Landscape: Aesthetics, Market Forces, Visibility
- Chapter 1. Refugees en Vogue: Weiter Schreiben and the Transformation of the German Literary Landscape
- Chapter 2. Poetry, Publisher, Prizes, and Performance: Explaining the Success of Poet and Performer Martina Hefter
- Chapter 3. Prizes and Prestige in Germanyās Production of Contemporary Literature: The Literary Awards That Do (Not) Affect the Bestseller List
- Chapter 4. āJetzt bin ich im Elfenbeinturmā: On Stefanie Sargnagelās Underground Literature, Media Hate Campaigns, and the Ingeborg-Bachmann-Preis
- Chapter 5. First the Beating, Then the Book Deal: Shahak Shapiraās German-Jewish Voice
- Chapter 6. Writing Precarity in the Literaturbetrieb: Globalization in Heike GeiĆlerās Saisonarbeit (2014)
- Chapter 7. Author in the Making: The Balancing Act of Benedict Wells
- Chapter 8. Wolf Haas: A Poster Child for the National Brand Austria?
- Conclusion. Authors and Agency: Charting the New Frontier
- Index
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