Writing in pictures. On the documentary function of photographic narratives in Bodo Kirchhof’s autobiographic novel “Dämmer und Aufruhr" Cover Image

Vom Erzählen in Bildern. Zur dokumentarischen Funktion fotografischer Narrative in Bodo Kirchhofs autobiografischem Roman „Dämmer und Aufruhr“
Writing in pictures. On the documentary function of photographic narratives in Bodo Kirchhof’s autobiographic novel “Dämmer und Aufruhr"

Author(s): Ralitsa Ivanova
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, German Literature
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: documentary writing; New realism; photographic narratives

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with Bodo Kirchhoff’s documentary writing style in his autobiographical novel "Dämmer und Aufruhr. Roman der frühen Jahre" (2018). The focus is on his experiment with different memory spaces and photographic narratives. This approach sets his writing style on the border between factuality and fictionality.

  • Issue Year: 2/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 139-153
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: German
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