Writing Without Taboos: The New East German Literature

This book assesses the achievements of East German writers, placing their work in the context of the vicissitudes of cultural politics and East-West relations. It identifies the major themes of East German literature, such as the search for self-realisation, the questioning of official assumptions on the achievements of 'real socialism', and a concern to view the GDR in the framework of its own past as well as that which it shares with its Western neighbour.Reid, James H. is the author of 'Writing Without Taboos: The New East German Literature', published 1990 under ISBN 9780854960200 and ISBN 0854960201.