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Achberger contends that beneath these themes lay Bachmann's tireless search for a new language and her utopian belief in writing on the brink of destruction.

An overview of the work of Uwe Johnson, concentrating on five of his novels, including ""Ingrid Babendererde"" and ""Two Views"". A chapter dedicated to his life describes the themes that concerned Johnson in his scandalized existence in both Germanys, the USA and Great Britain.

Presents critical introduction to the major works of Austrian modernist writer Robert Musil (1880-1942). This book maps Musil's development as a writer, illustrating how his work evolved in response to catastrophic historical events such as World War I, the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Hitler's seizure of power.

A writer described as a ""Jew in search of a fatherland"", the Austrian writer Joseph Roth (1894-1939) spent his life in pursuit of a national and cultural identity and his final years writing in opposition to the Third Reich. This work examines Roth's obsession with the question of belonging.