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ZEIT UND RAUM IM LITERARISCHEN WERK VON HERTA MÜLLER
TIME AND SPACE IN THE LITERARY WORKS OF HERTA MÜLLER

Author(s): Cristina Filip
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Philology
Published by: Editura Universităţii Vasile Goldiş
Keywords: time; space; memory; trauma; identity; exile; dictatorship;

Summary/Abstract: This article analyzes how the concepts of time and space are shaped in Herta Müller’s literary works, highlighting the relationship between memory, trauma, and identity. The study examines how the experience of dictatorship and exile influences narrative structure, generating a fragmented sense of time and a symbolic, often oppressive space. Through an interpretive approach, it emphasizes the role of poetic language in reconstructing reality and expressing alienation.

  • Issue Year: XXII/2026
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 61-66
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: German
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