@inbook{91fc6f8a55884a2abf7d3c217c1a9231,
title = "'Wer schreibt, kann nicht t{\"o}ten': Writing and Life in Reinhard Jirgl{\textquoteright}s Abtr{\"u}nning: Roman aus der nerv{\"o}sen Zeit",
abstract = "Reinhard Jirgl{\textquoteright}s Abtr{\"u}nnig: Roman aus der nerv{\"o}sen Zeit is an aesthetically complex text which explores the function of autobiographical self-reflection through fictional means. Its protagonist and narrator tells the story of his own frustration and failure, a story which appears inevitably to end in violence. However, the structure of the text, which incorporates various Internet-style {\textquoteleft}links{\textquoteright}, ultimately offers the reader two possibilities: to circle endlessly within the novel in the hope that the narrator{\textquoteright}s story might somehow be read in such a way as to produce a more positive outcome; or, like the narrator himself, to step outside of the story, liberating themselves from a world which ultimately cannot be redeemed.",
keywords = "German literature, life-writing, Reinhard Jirgl",
author = "Clarke, {D J}",
year = "2012",
language = "English",
isbn = " 9789042035935",
series = "German Monitor",
publisher = "Rodopi",
pages = "241--252",
editor = "David Clarke and Axel Goodbody",
booktitle = "The Self in Transition: East German Autobiographical Writing Before and After Unification",
}