Literary Ship: German-Austrian Friendship

The history of German-language literature is a history of misunderstanding between Austria and Germany. For this reason, we have invented DöF, the German-Austrian Friendship. This new format for discussing books promotes mutual understanding and reduces intercultural differences. This time, Christoph Schröder, a central figure in contemporary literary criticism, comes to us from Frankfurt am Main. He has brought with him Nadine Schneider's book "Das gute Leben," which features a mother-daughter story set against a backdrop of Romanian-German heritage. Is that typically German? We will see. The author Barbi Marković, who lives in Vienna, spreads Balkan flair of the best kind. She has nominated the horror stories of Ambrose Bierce as a classic of world literature. Klaus Kastberger, a literature professor from Graz, who actually comes from Gmunden, has chosen the new book by Elias Hirschl this time. "In Schleifen" represents Austrian language obsession in its purest form.