Narration and Fragmentation in the Work of Herta Müller

Abstract: 

My paper examines the narrative and poetic strategies deployed by Müller to depict and break down the repressive totality of everyday existence in her native Romania. Müller's poetics of fragmentation and non-identity, constitutes, I argue, the profound anti-totalitarian impulse of her works.

Presenter Information
First Name: 
Karin
Last Name: 
Bauer
Institution: 
McGill University