Remaining Relevant After Communism: The Role of the Writer in Eastern EuropeUniversity of Chicago Press, 2006 - 233 lappuses More than any other art form, literature defined Eastern Europe as a cultural and political entity in the second half of the twentieth century. Although often persecuted by the state, East European writers formed what was frequently recognized to be a "second government," and their voices were heard and revered inside and outside the borders of their countries. This study by one of our most influential specialists on Eastern Europe considers the effects of the end of communism on such writers. According to Andrew Baruch Wachtel, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the creation of fledgling societies in Eastern Europe brought an end to the conditions that put the region's writers on a pedestal. In the euphoria that accompanied democracy and free markets, writers were liberated from the burden of grandiose political expectations. But no group is happy to lose its influence: despite recognizing that their exalted social position was related to their reputation for challenging political oppression, such writers have worked hard to retain their status, inventing a series of new strategies for this purpose. Remaining Relevant after Communism considers these strategiesfrom pulp fiction to public servicedocumenting what has happened on the East European scene since 1989. |
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Introduction | 1 |
1 The Writer as National Hero | 12 |
2 19892000 The End of the Golden Age | 44 |
Triumph Tragedy and Farce | 73 |
4 Writers and Nationalism | 98 |
5 The New Internationalism in East European Literature | 119 |
6 Writers and Journalism | 140 |
7 Dealing with Transition HeadOn | 166 |
8 Learning to Love Popular Fiction | 189 |
Conclusion | 215 |
Bibliography | 221 |
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Remaining Relevant After Communism: The Role of the Writer in Eastern Europe Andrew Wachtel Ierobežota priekšskatīšana - 2006 |
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