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GüNter Kunert: The Artistic Development Of A Writer Of The German Democratic Republic, Jutta Southwell
GüNter Kunert: The Artistic Development Of A Writer Of The German Democratic Republic, Jutta Southwell
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It is the purpose of this thesis to present the artistic development of the socialist writer Günter Kunert. He is considered to be one of the important representatives of the literature of the German Democratic Republic where he has spent most of his life. His artistic creativity stretches over three decades.
The different artistic and ideological periods of the development of this writer are presented in chronological order. An attempt is being made to explain why Kunert's work is of a politically provocative nature and why it shows such strong criticism towards the socialist country whose citizen he is.
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