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Alina Ujeniuc
Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava, Romania
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Raluca Dimian
Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava, Romania
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Keywords:
Herta Müller, Germany, self-reflexive writing, perception
Abstract
The exploration of the writing process, the connection between an author's memory, creative thinking, and the text, became a central theme in Herta Müller's essayistic works following her emigration to Germany in the late 1980s. This theme also found its place in her debut fictional literature. Approaches to self-reflexive writing emerged in the essay collection Der Teufel sitzt im Spiegel. Wie Wahrnehmung sich erfindet (1991), as well as in later essay compilations like Der König verneigt sich und tötet and the text Immer derselbe Schnee und immer derselbe Onkel (2011). This article seeks to explore the relationship between the self-reflexive staging of the act of writing in Herta Müller's essays from the 1990s and its fictional representation in her novel. The answer to this inquiry is pursued within the framework of the present article.
Author Biographies
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Alina Ujeniuc, Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava, Romania
Alina UJENIUC is a PhD student in Philology at “Ștefan cel Mare” University of Suceava. Her research focuses on Literature and Photography with a particular interest in the role of photography in Herta Müllers work. As part of her academic pursuits, she has studied abroad and participated in various international research programs, including two Erasmus exchange programmes in Germany and a DAAD-funded research stay in Heidelberg. Her work combines interdisciplinary perspectives, reflecting her diverse academic experiences across different institutions and cultural contexts.
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Raluca Dimian, Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava, Romania
Raluca DIMIAN, Doz. Dr., ist Dozentin für Neuere deutsche Literatur an der Universität „Stefan cel Mare“ aus Suceava, Leiterin der Suczawaer Filiale der Gesellschaft der Germanisten Rumäniens, Mitglied des Redaktionsausschußes der literaturwissenschaftlichen Zeitschriften Meridian Critic und Concordia Discors/Discordia Concors. Ihre Forschungsschwerpunkte sind die Deutschsprachige interkulturelle Literatur aus Rumänien, Literatur und Fotografie, Herta Müller. Raluca Dimian hat Publikationen im Bereich der literarischen Komparatistik vorgelegt (Thomas Mann und Marcel Proust, intermediale Autorschaft, Deutschsprachige interkulturelle Literatur). Veröffentlichungen (Auswahl): Tempus Multiformum. Literarische Inszenierungen der Zeit bei Thomas Mann und Marcel Proust, Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz (2018), Literatur und Fotografie (1900-1950). Aufbruch zwischen Ost und West. Tristan Tzara, Paul Celan, Max Blecher, Gregor von Rezzori, Herta Müller, Casa Cărții de Știință, Cluj (2018), Herta Müller interkulturell, Casa Cărții de Știință, Cluj, 2020.
Section
II. MACHTWIDERSTAND DURCH DIE SPRACHE. LITERARISCHE INSZENIERUNGEN DER RESILIENZ
