Olga Grjasnowa: „Juli, August, September”. Berlin: Hanser, 2024, 213 S.
Juli, August, September
Author(s): MAGDA JAGLEWICZSubject(s): History, Anthropology, Psychology, German Literature, Psychoanalysis, Victimology, Book-Review, Migration Studies, Politics of History/Memory, Politics and Identity, Identity of Collectives, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Olga Grjasnowa; 3G; Postmemory; Trauma; Migration; Identity
Summary/Abstract: The article presents a review of Olga Grjasnowa’s novel Juli, August, September, published in 2024. The review outlines the key themes and motifs of the novel and places it within a broader context of similar literary works by the so-called third post-Shoah generation. In particular, the connection between feminist and post-migrant perspectives in Juli, August, September is acknowledged, as well as the deeper reflection on the position of the upcoming fourth generation. Overall, the review characterizes Grjasnowa’s novel as a successful continuation and development of 3G prose, opening up several discussion areas in contemporary literary studies.
Journal: Wortfolge. Szyk Słów
- Issue Year: 2025
- Issue No: 9
- Page Range: 1-5
- Page Count: 5
- Language: German
