Sebald, Günter Grass, Martin Walser, Marcel Beyer, Ingo Schulze, Judith Hermann, Thomas Brussig, and Bernhard Schlink, and by newer, emerging writers. It introduces English-speaking audiences to the complex dilemmas that are shaping the ways in which Germans are presently defining themselves, their difficult past, and the new ‘Berlin Republic.’ The theme that runs throughout the volume is the ongoing debate on German ‘normalization.’ In offering a wide-ranging consideration of contemporary German literature, the book complements a broad discussion of trends in present-day German politics, society, and culture with detailed readings of texts by internationally renowned figures as W. This book presents a comprehensive, lively account of recent developments in German fiction at a moment when-for the first time in many years-German authors are once again the subject of international attention and acclaim. In the end, the novel became a documentary of the imagination and creativity of the writer in relation to social relations. Literary writers provide a strong setting in the narrative of telling the novel. The history and love story are interrelated. The history of the holocaust sets the stage for telling love stories between Hanna and Michael.
Likewise in the novel The Reader by Bernhard Schlink, readers / researchers will not be able to be separated from the context behind the work. Therefore, reading is not a process that runs in one direction, but rather a form of dynamic interaction between the text and the reader. The knowledge will fill the horizon of understanding when reading the text (novel) with its contextuality.
The reader already has a certain amount of knowledge that is realized or will not equip the reading. In this case, it is necessary to pay attention to the reader's situation and reading situation when dealing with literary works. Literary research, essentially is a process of meeting between literary works and researchers.
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