Open AccessIn search of an adequate novel on the democratic changes of 1989/1990. A paradigmatic approach
Author(s) -
Hans Christian Trepte
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
wolność i solidarność
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2543-4942
pISSN - 2082-6826
DOI - 10.4467/25434942ws.20.017.15021
Subject(s) - democracy , vision , transformation (genetics) , political science , cultural heritage , history , aesthetics , sociology , literature , political economy , law , art , anthropology , politics , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Literary debates on Central Europe often concern the problems of the democratic breakthrough in the former Eastern bloc. Central Europe is also a common cultural and literary heritage; however, it must be shown how literary visions resonated in specific discussions and literary works in various countries before and after the democratic transformation of 1989/1990. Revolutionary events in Poland resulted in the “Autumn of Nations”, and the expectations of readers and critics for a suitable novel about the breakthrough and transformation process were high.