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April 01, 2026; Volume 118,Issue 1
Special Issue: Multidirectional, Transnational, and Postauthoritarian Memories and the Literatures of Europe’s Eastern Borderlands (from the Baltic to the Caucasus)
Johnson, Matthew
- You have accessRestricted accessOccupied Words: What the Holocaust Did to Yiddish. By Hannah Pollin-Galay. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2024. 312 pages + 11 b/w images. $44.95 hardcover or eBook.Matthew JohnsonMonatshefte, April 2026, 118 (1) 171-175; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.118.1.171Matthew JohnsonUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
Kita, Caroline A.
- You have accessRestricted accessHundert Jahre Hörspiel. Geschichte und Geschichten. Von Günter Peters. Paderborn: Brill ǀ Fink, 2024. XVI + 776 Seiten, mit Lesebändchen. $72.00 gebunden oder eBook.Caroline A. KitaMonatshefte, April 2026, 118 (1) 178-180; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.118.1.178Caroline A. KitaWashington University in St. Louis
Klueppel, Joscha
- You have accessRestricted accessMultidirectional Memory as an “Ongoing Negotiation” of Competing Memories in Saša Stanišić’s Writing [Multidirektionales Gedächtnis als „fortwährende Aushandlung“ konkurrierender Erinnerungen im Schreiben von Saša Stanišić]Joscha KlueppelMonatshefte, April 2026, 118 (1) 29-47; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.118.1.29Joscha KlueppelDepartment of World Languages and Cultures, Weber State University, 1395 Edvalson St, Ogden, UT 84408, USA
Kogan, Irina
- You have accessRestricted accessLanguage and Implication in Sasha Marianna Salzmann’s Essay “Der Große Hunger und das lange Schweigen” (2023) [Sprache und Implikation in Sasha Marianna Salzmanns Aufsatz “Der Große Hunger und das lange Schweigen” (2023)]Irina KoganMonatshefte, April 2026, 118 (1) 48-68; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.118.1.48Irina KoganColgate University, Department of German, 43 Eaton St, Hamilton, NY 13346, USA
May-chu, Karolina
- You have accessRestricted accessNarrative der Grenze. Die Etablierung und Überschreitung von Grenzen. Herausgegeben von Anna Pastuszka und Jolanta Pacyniak. Göttingen: V&R unipress, 2023. 203 Seiten. €45,00 gebunden oder eBook.Karolina May-ChuMonatshefte, April 2026, 118 (1) 175-177; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.118.1.175Karolina May-ChuUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Niekerk, Carl
- You have accessRestricted accessIntroduction: Multidirectional, Transnational, and Postauthoritarian Memories and the Literatures of Europe’s Eastern Borderlands (from the Baltic to the Caucasus)[Einleitung: Multidirektionale, transnationale und postautoritäre Erinnerungen und die Literaturen der “Borderlands” Osteuropas (vom Baltikum zum Kaukasus)”]Aura Heydenreich and Carl NiekerkMonatshefte, April 2026, 118 (1) 1-8; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.118.1.1Aura HeydenreichFriedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nü, Abteilung Germanistik und Komparatistik, Bismarckstraße 1b, Raum B7A3, 91054 Erlangen, GermanyCarl NiekerkUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, 2090 Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics Building, 707 South Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- You have accessRestricted accessRemembering and Narrating the “Bloodlands” in Josef Haslinger’s Jáchymov (2011)[Die “Bloodlands” in Josef Haslingers Jáchymov (2011) erinnern und erzählen]Carl NiekerkMonatshefte, April 2026, 118 (1) 69-85; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.118.1.69Carl NiekerkGermanic Languages, 2090 For Lang Bldg, 707 S Mathews, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Rindisbacher, Hans J.
- You have accessRestricted accessCommon Scents: Poetry, Modernity, and a Revolution of the Senses. By Jonas Rosenbrück. Albany: SUNY Press, 2024. 248 pages. $99.00 hardcover, $34.95 paperback.Hans J. RindisbacherMonatshefte, April 2026, 118 (1) 166-168; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.118.1.166Hans J. RindisbacherPomona College
Rossbacher, Brigitte
- You have accessRestricted accessThe Bloodlands in Katja Petrowskaja’s Vielleicht Esther (2014) [Die “Bloodlands” in Katja Petrowskajas Vielleicht Esther (2014)]War Stories [Kriegsgeschichten]Brigitte RossbacherMonatshefte, April 2026, 118 (1) 86-103; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.118.1.86Brigitte RossbacherDept. of Germanic & Slavic Studies, 201 Joe Brown Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA [email protected]
Stegmann, Vera
- You have accessRestricted accessMultidirectional Memory in Navid Kermani’s Entlang den Gräben (2018) [Multidirektionales Gedächtnis in Navid Kermanis Entlang den Gräben (2018)]Vera StegmannMonatshefte, April 2026, 118 (1) 104-122; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.118.1.104Vera StegmannDepartment of Modern Languages and Literatures, Lehigh University, 31 Williams Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA
Turk, Johannes
- You have accessRestricted accessCreatures of Attention: Aesthetics and the Subject before Kant. By Johannes Wankhammer. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2024. 348 pages + 10 b/w halftones + 2 line drawings. $145.00 hardcover, $32.95 paperback, $22.99 eBook.Johannes TürkMonatshefte, April 2026, 118 (1) 147-149; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.118.1.147Johannes TürkIndiana University Bloomington
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