Turkish Culture in German Society

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<p> For many decades Germany has had a sizeable Turkish minority that lives in an uneasy co-existence with the Germans around them and as such has attracted considerable interest abroadwhere it tends to be seen as a measure of German tolerance. However, little is known about theactual situation of the Turks. This volume provides valuable information, presented in a mostoriginal manner in that it combines literary and cultural studies with social and political analysis.It focuses on the Turkish-born writer Emine Sevgi Özdamar, who writes in German and whosework, especially her highly acclaimed novel<i>Das ist eine Karawanserei</i>, is examined criticallyand situated in the context of German "migrant literature".</p>

Autorenportrait

<p><b>Eva Kolinsky</b> is Professor of Modern German Studies at theUniversity of Keele with a special interest in contemporary German society and politics.</p>

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