New Masculinities in Contemporary German Literature : From Native to Transnational Intro Note on Translations Acknowledgements Contents About the Author Chapter 1: Introduction: Masculinity Transnationalism and the German Cultural Imagination Approaching Masculinity in Twenty First Century Germany Masculine Anxieties and the Other The New Visibility of Masculinity New Masculinities in Contemporary German Literature: From Native to Transnational References Chapter 2: Men Without Women: Clemens Meyer East German Masculinities in a Transnational World Becoming Men at the Cusp of 2000: Als wir träumten Marginalized Masculinities Local and Transnational: Im Stein Men in Love or Shifting Masculinities References Chapter 3: Masculinity in Conflict: Maxim Biller Masculinity and the (Negative) German Jewish Symbiosis Fierce Encounters: Die Tochter Liebe in Deutschland  Love Conflict and German Jewish Masculinities References Chapter 4: Masculinity and Religion: Navid Kermani Difference Islam and Challenging Hegemonic Masculinity Marketing Difference: Kurzmitteilung Negotiating Difference: Große Liebe Experiencing Difference in Politicized Worlds References Chapter 5: Masculinities Across Borders: Feridun Zaimoglu Literary Models of Masculinity and Feridun Zaimoglus Border Thinking Romantic Transnationals: Liebesbrand Coda: Romantic Masculinity in Hinterland Working Class Locals: Ruß Writing Masculinities Across Literary Borders References Chapter 6: Man in Crisis: Ilija Trojanow The Explorers Crisis: From Native to Transnational From Weltensammler to Eco Warrior or Crisis of Masculinity Meets Crisis of Nature: EisTau Encountering Nature and the Male Self: Responsibility Otherness and Affect Post Nature Post Masculinity Crisis Ambiguities and New Masculinities References.