{"product_id":"echoes-of-surrealism-challenging-socialist-realism-in-east-german-literature-1945-1990-paperback","title":"Echoes of Surrealism: Challenging Socialist Realism in East German Literature, 1945-1990 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGerrit-Jan Berendse\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor many artists and intellectuals in East Germany, daily life had an undeniably surreal aspect, from the numbing repetition of Communist Party jargon to the fear and paranoia engendered by the Stasi. Echoes of Surrealism surveys the ways in which a sense of the surreal infused literature and art across the lifespan of the GDR, focusing on individual authors, visual artists, directors, musicians, and other figures who have employed surrealist techniques in their work. It provides a new framework for understanding East German culture, exploring aesthetic practices that offered an alternative to rigid government policies and questioned and confronted the status quo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eGerrit-Jan Berendse\u003c\/strong\u003e is Emeritus Professor of the School of Modern Languages at Cardiff University. His publications include \u003cem\u003eDie Sächsische Dichterschule\u003c\/em\u003e (1990), \u003cem\u003eGrenz-Fallstudien\u003c\/em\u003e (1999), \u003cem\u003eSchreiben im Terrordom\u003c\/em\u003e (2005), \u003cem\u003eVom Aushalten der Extreme\u003c\/em\u003e (2011), and \u003cem\u003eBaader-Meinhof Returns\u003c\/em\u003e (2008), edited with Ingo Cornils.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 226\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646949023846,"sku":"9781805397205","price":69.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/8UBVEFZspP9781805397205.webp?v=1779447027","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/echoes-of-surrealism-challenging-socialist-realism-in-east-german-literature-1945-1990-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}