Introduction: Contemporary queer German-language fiction in historical context -- I. History. -- Michael Roes; from Zeithain (2017) -- Angela Steidele; from Rosenstengel (2015) -- Christoph Poschenrieder; "Schulze Takes a Swim" (2017) -- Odile Kennel; from With Lake View (2017) -- II. Berlin. -- Tania Witte; from And/or love (2011) -- Joachim Helfer; "Wedding in Berlin after Two Decades of Marriage"; "Finally with Daniel" -- Sasha Marianna Salzmann; "Berlin, September 18" (2018) -- III. Intertexts. -- Friedrich Kröhnke; "How It All Started" (2019); "Prague" (2003); "Alexandria" (2011) -- Hans Pleschinski; from Königsallee (2015) -- Anja Kümmel; from V or the Fourth Wall (2016) -- IV. Intercultural Encounters. -- Antje Rávik Strubel; "The White Rock" (2016) -- Marko Martin; "What Remains" (2016) -- Gunther Geltinger; from Gasoline (2019) -- Yusuf Yeşilöz; from The Wedding Flight (2011) -- V. Youth. -- Alain Claude Sulzer; "Soloist's Shower" (2017) -- Antje Wagner; from Unland (2015) -- Ella Blix; from The Glow (2018) -- Claudia Breitsprecher; from The Truth Behind Appearance (2017) -- VI. Relationships. -- Peter Rehberg; from Boymen (2011) -- J. Walther; from A Hush Falls over the Room (2011) -- Jürgen Bauer; from The Window to the World (2013) -- Lovis Cassaris; "Bonnie in Clyde" (2016).
Summary:
"Knowing that queer voices have been making themselves heard in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria decades before Stonewall, editors Gary Schmidt and Merrill Cole curated thrilling snapshots of prose fiction from more than twenty contemporary writers whose work defies stereotypes, disciplines, and expectations. These authors produce fiction for adults and young people that celebrates the multiplicity of the present, casts a queer eye on the past, and interrogates LGBTQ+ futures. These outstanding texts exemplify the glittering variety of styles, themes, settings, and subjects addressed by openly queer authors who write in German today. They explore identity, sexuality, history, fantasy, loss, and discovery. Their authors, narrators, and characters explore gender nonconformity and living queer everywhere from city centers to rural communities. They are gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, and nonbinary. They are exiles, immigrants, and travelers through time and space. Witty, titillating, and a delight to read, Quertext opens up new worlds of experience for readers interested in queer life beyond the Anglophone world." -- Publisher's description.
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