The author has already gone through many things in history of literature. Once, still in Derschillernden Goeepoche, he stood at top of pedestal, even over a hundred years later, Poeta laureate Stefan George once again succeeded in Einenregelrechten cult to operate him, until n great fall of Podestfolgte. Thus, in end of Dersechziger years, French post-linguistics Roland Bars spoke of "death of author". And where do we stand today? Two books are looking for answers to question of where writing creators in late Modernism has been, with some complex narrative architectures.

With StefanKutzenbergers debut Friedinger one gets to a quite tröstlichenEinsicht: Contrary to all funeral declarations, author still exists with him, although he supposedly lost some of power of action. It is very early on that we are aware of fact that we are not dealing with a Narzisstenzu from Linz's novice in literature business. For Kutzenberger, who AlsFigur himself into his story himself, tells at first of his GescheitertenExistenz, incompatibility of sexual freedom and family and of three unfinished novel projects. To finally find out writing blockade, he is going to island of Crete. But instead of writing down his Opusmagnum re, he can be Reisendenablenken by title-giving. This one leads him and subtly also us readers into a heated Politthrillerà La Hollywood for arms business, murder and Einenversteckten art scandal – and already Kutzenberger has best substance Fürseinen literary success.

Wonderfully mistaken

Visibly oriented Kutzenberger is based on nested and several Fiktionsebeneneinbeziehenden constructions of romantic E.T.A. Hoffmann or EduardMörike. Moreover, in his history he always flirts with dieMachart of Friedinger himself. For example, narrator once held Einenliteraturwissenschaftlichen lecture on "Autobiografieals framework of fiction".

How much in this work TATSÄCHLICHVERBÜRGT is and what is not – this holds text in suspense. And author, wholly in possession of all his vital forces, is fortunately also nichtszugestoßen. However, he does not prove to be particularly sovereign. Dasamüsante Game of novelists, which indirectly reveals a right starkeAutorenposition, consists precisely in fact that his alter ego just does not retain all strings in his hand, layers of reality become overlapped in narration of program – a Kesser, wonderful irrerText!

In case of Clemens J. Essayistic's recent book, The diagnosis of LiterarischenSchöpfer is more tragic. As title offered. Conversation without an author already suggests, writer has abdicated. In a fictitious interview re is a software speech and answer, which refers to texts of 1982geborenen writer. "Outsourced Soul" is on fast200 pages in a sprawling chatter: about a crane called "Ursus" in Trieste, about Gothic, about his life me: The animals, freckles alsFotoplatten etc. By n still Gabriel García Márquez in Steiermarkversetzt, is also catered for enough Gaudi.

Apparent loss of control

But let's face it: never fit answer to questions; Cramped endeavors to move us through Abschweifungenund innumerable leaps of thought to a permanent round--corner thinking. Although he addresses alleged loss of author by machine, its influence is unintentionally clear, namely in Eineranstrengenden over-constructedness of work. Moreover, technischeAspekt is completely neglected, because linguistically, what DerBot spits out all palaverhaft, hardly differs from what Stilistischansonsten produces. In short, as an experiment this book may seem exciting, as reading it is a torment.

So what remains vomAutor in contemporary literature? Neir is he dead nor is he a saint. Rar, he profiles himself as a player who enjoys Ironiehat. He deceives both in Kutzenberger and betting – one could also call Unzähligeandere such as Thomas Meinecke, Thomas Melle or Tex Rubinowitz – his cancellation at most. Even where scheinbareKontrollverlust threatens him, he makes himself felt and shows himself as being in Erzählenvoll and completely entangled. As a result, he may not gain too much ingenuity, more an aura of mystery works for it. The Riddle of life of Todor, reality and invention of author, in times when Denenman allegedly bore him, is potentially eineun to generate a fractured fascination force.

Stefan Kutzenberger: Friedinger. Deuticke. 256 pages, 22.00 euro

Clemens J. Set: Bot. Conversation without author. Suhrkamp. 180 pages, 20.00 euro

 

Date Of Update: 24 February 2018, 12:03