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Book SynopsisKerstin Hensel is one of the most productive young writers in Germany. This volume begins with a story by Hensel, and an interview with the author. Subsequent essays analyse all aspects of her writing, including poetry, plays and prose.
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Table of ContentsLaudatio Kerstin Hensel, Inge Stephan; die fruhe lyrik Kerstin Hensels, Gerhard Rothbauer; "wie ein festmahl nach langer hungerszeit" - Don Juan and desire in "Herr Johannes", Lyn Marven; fishy tales - Kerstin Hensel, "Ulriche und Juhleborn", Mererid Puw Davies; wiebliche manner, mannliche weiber - gender in transit, Birgit Dahlke; im blick die >eigene poetik<, Eva Kaufmann; "not fate - just history" - stories and histories in "Tanz am Kanal" and "Gipshut", Reinhild Steingrover; dancing the (un)state(d) - narrative ambiguity in Kerstin Hensel's "Tanz am Kanal", Jennifer Hosek; das komische begreifen, ohne as fassen zu konnen - gegenwelten in "Gipshut", Antje Baumann; "zwischen groteske und menschentheater" - zur dramatik, Johannes Birgfeld.
