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Family history as national history: Peter Henisch's novel die kleine figur meines vaters and the issue of memory in Austria's second republic

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This article examines an early but key text in Austria's belated examination of its citizens' role in the Third Reich. It shows how Peter Henisch's novel exposed unresolved generational conflicts within a prosperous and stable post-war Austrian society and how the text provided an example of the discussion of uncomfortable societal issues in post-war Austria through the intimate sphere of family life. Simultaneously, the book reflected upon the limitations and distortions inherent in all crea...

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Journal:
Orbis Litterarum
Volume:
59
Issue:
2
Pages:
100-113
Publication date:
2004-04-01
DOI:
EISSN:
1600-0730
ISSN:
0105-7510
Language:
English
Pubs id:
pubs:252312
UUID:
uuid:0445c150-492c-46e0-92d9-ada8a9671fbe
Local pid:
pubs:252312
Source identifiers:
252312
Deposit date:
2013-02-20

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