num_pages: 160
description: 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 Das ist eine Karawanserei , is examined criticallyand situated in the context of German "migrant literature".
language: English
title: Turkish Culture in German Society Today
titlecomplete: Turkish Culture in German Society Today
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Berghahn Books