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history of the GDR, the SED, the PDS and its successor parties

now there is still little clarity about what is taught in schools about the history of the GDR should be. It is clear that mere facts can not bring much history. It depends on the setting of priorities. More on this later.
One focus has set Hubertus Knabe : Treatment of injustice that has happened in the GDR. In his latest book "The Truth about the Left " he now considers the history and the subsequent history of the SED, the ruling party of East Germany. ( review in berlinerliteraturkritik.de )
Although his presentation is controversial, and rightly so, he goes so strange ideas like that trade unionists should not be politically active (p.377), yet is what he Material together with, for the subject post-history of the SED very interesting. He shows in detail how the PDS has tried to get money stocks (by on 10/01/1989 6.3 billion dollars) and assets of 6-10 Milliaerden Mark for the party (p.158 ff), he goes on the revenue of the SED from the gifts and service to the Genex Putnik affair, and referenced findings of the independent commission of the Bundestag to investigate the fate of the SED assets. The
- opaque - role Schalck-Golodkowskis and the "commercial coordination " is therefore my opinion of course zu kurz.

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annual conference of the Association of Free German authors

of 5 to 7 November 2010 in Leipzig.


Why is the event to a retrospective in the Austrian literature of the European literature Kapfenberg blog worth?
Well, once the author is also a member of the FDA - National Association of Hamburg / Schleswig-Holstein (Which is quite near the Styria) and on the other hand, was the conference theme exciting and interesting.
Was it worth it for twice eleven hours train ride to take on?
to pay registration fee, additional costs to accumulate?

Yes, it was worth it!
There's even this city from which so much went out, even though other cities say in the former East Germany on its own, would be something to them and also have been much earlier. That, frankly, I do not care, I'm in the media of his time last year and this year followed the commemorative events. And because Leipzig was for me the "key city" and I was looking forward to it.
It started with the fact that the main station Leipzig presented itself in all its glory, just as we are the first and former head of European Railway Stations of illustrated books and documentaries about. A huge iron structure, which showed how the technicians time to deal with the new material for her iron as a structural element. But do not worry, it is not an architectural and historical analysis. It's about the writing and the twenty years of German unity.

Brecht A great evening after an introductory speech by the President of the FDA was preparing on the mood of the participants. Sorry, could the Department of German literature after 1989, I follow only partially we accumulated thanks to DB (and ÖBB) but a significant delay to Leipzig. But we are thinking for themselves what is left of the East German literature, I often think, where are those authors who for years through the Klagenfurt reading competition under the name of Ingeborg Bachmann dominated? Where is Uwe Saeger, a Irina Liebmann? Where is Erika Schubert? And many others. Who came instead? All those who previously could not publish? A whole new generation of writers? Certainly the latter also, there is still the lighthouses of the earlier generation of writers, a Rainer Kunze, a beer man, who write all still are there. I now think a little of the Annual Conference 2009 held in Munich , under the theme "Literature and Criticism" was. As I often had the impression that the latest literature is dominated from the so-called new federal states the theme: "We were poor, his time in the GDR, but happy," and the West German colleagues that writing at a certain Beißhemmung had. There was some text that you would actually read any better at an all-German annual meeting. But that was both the problem of presenting authors and the national associations, which met the selection.
Back on 2010 and the annual meeting. Of course, we found that the participants (but not only) back a year older were made. Pleased we were able to determine that the meeting this time was perfectly organized and the conference hotel to all expectations met fully (unlike 2009 in Munich) and of course stayed in the evening time to a small circle of a first introductory visit to the Leipzig Kneipp to pay. As was natural for an initial visit to the absolute highlight of the program, had to be there Auerbach's Keller. Too bad the Western fraudulent scam has been struck, and this location is certainly never worth a visit. Since so many can still Goethe, Faust and Mephisto characters and sayings hanging around the place, never again.
A workshop on the relationship with a Leipzig publisher, author and publisher war eine zwiespältige Angelegenheit. Mit den Kleinverlagen ist es halt auch so, dass da zwei Blinde zusammenkommen und das wird nicht immer gut gehen. Da ist der Autor, der meint, er kann Bücher schreiben (und damit expliziert meint „und sonst nix“) da ist der Verleger, der meint er kann Bücher machen (und damit auch signalisiert „sonst nix“). Da geht es doch darum, den Autor und sein Werk zu „vermarkten“ und in diesem Wort steckt ganz deutlich der Markt drinnen, da bedarf es eines Marketingkonzeptes, eines Werbeplans, einer Werbekampagne, und natürlich auch eines Werbeetats. Und wenn es daran fehlt, dann kann das Buch auch kein Erfolg werden. Es ist ja ein bekanntes Phänomen, dass Bestseller are not written, but made. And that it requires more than just knowing where you can print cost who makes an inexpensive editing, where you get a cheap layout, etc. And I think probably because the authors - and especially we who are in the third and fourth row are - not to be "fine" and would cooperate in their own interest. Shaping the advertising line, the appearance, presentation and planning stage. There are already plenty of excellent examples of events with which authors make their presentations to a real event. Since we can not and should abkupfern. All this and much else in this context was missing me. As many would discuss and work out, not only in a workshop of about two hours. As it should have an overall working group of the Association is to worry and work out solutions. That would be a help to many writers who write not so bad and yet ultimately depend on the damn vanity presses. Perhaps a suggestion. Next year, even as the Heinrich von Kleist - commemoration of the program, it is just a matter of opinion whether it is appropriate and necessary, a poet who died 200 years ago, work up. The 189th Biography, perhaps? The rolling out of the poet stood between the Classical and Romantic? S intellectual analysis of his knights dramas, oh no, we have that and we are waiting from 2011. The National Association of Brandenburg is to come up with some (otherwise you could just help a little from Austria - ideas, there would have to, dear Hannah).
Back to Annual Meeting 2010th
Prof. Dr. Alfred Grosser spoke brilliantly about the association from the perspective of a Frenchman, no more from the perspective of a European. And that was important at a time when the joyful resurrection Nationalstaaterei again celebrates (and not in a small Austria). Since there was real "treats" that we as listeners melt on the tongue can be had, as an example of what is reconciliation between Poles and Germans and Jews and Germans? Reconciliation means so that both sides were more guilty than himself. And where is the the other side? On the other hand, the joy of the French on the existence of the Euroregion Neisse, against all estates misery of the displaced - Associations. We know the little ones but also with the aspirations of Gottschee team from Slovenia today to demand restitution. Alfred Grosser - that was a highlight! For that reason alone it was worth it to Leipzig to come!
The following panel discussion "candles - Assembly changed the world, why the guns were silent really" with protagonists of the October / November 1989 showed - at least for me Austrians the tensions and dangers in the air were and how the consideration of the Superintendent, with candles in hand you can not use force 'has been followed 70 000 people. As violence has also led to violent and overpowered a unique win-win situation! That was for me to do history!
course led me to my next way Nikolai Church, from which everything emanated. Wide open, inviting the gate, "we are always open and for all" is the message that comes from the late Romanesque crucifix. The outstretched arms of the crucified Christ, who absorbs all covers, protected. My
memorial contribution in this church - but this is my personal thing, thanks to those who mustered up the courage at that time 20 years ago of Christianity and did not ask "What can happen, which is allowed, so" no hinsichtl Rücksichtl and simply be there to do, pray, trust God. It was nice to have been there to commemorate and whose!
The conclusion in Thomas's Church with an organ concert by the organist Thomas Bach on the great organ, a view of the sky Bach.
Dear FDA Board! Do you like not many opportunities have benefited like, you exhaust yourself in club matters, may you not always best texts and literature have in your ranks - this meeting was a credit to the FDA - a big thank you from Styria!

Your Austrian member
Hans Bäck

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Bäcks October gleanings 2010


It is generally said that books do not trigger revolutions, and not in a position to change the world.
Like anything else, "men say so," we must also not be generalized, the ideologues of various Couleurs fundamentalists of all religions and they are decided to appeal against such a statement of protest. However, little is clear, there are books that - once so we say now - now and then a vortex . Trigger
was what it there for a noise in the forest of leaves, wrote as a federal German bankers a book and it said that integration should be considered failure of immigrants in Germany and, above all, that immigration does not bring that population growth, that for the preservation of our welfare state was necessary. Meanwhile, the vociferous protests of the good guy has certainly been laid, the author was reprimanded and up to the tips of the Federal Republic of Germany is thinking about the theories and in particular on the conclusions of Mr. Sarrazin. And suddenly there is a Chancellor to be allowed to claim that multiculturalism had failed. And suddenly über darüber gesprochen, werden auch Meinungen angehört, die bis vor kurzem automatisch dem Rechten Eck zugeordnet wurden. Ich habe das Buch gelesen, und ich muss sagen, es lohnt sich schon darüber nachzudenken, was Herr Sarrazin da von sich gibt. Meine Aufforderung, lesen bevor über den Autor das Urteil gesprochen wird!

Wer erinnert sich nicht an das Buch „Kopfgeburten oder die Deutschen sterben aus“ von Günther Grass. Die beiden Studienräte aus Itzehoe haben auf der Reise durch China plötzlich den Alptraum, dass es anstelle von (damals) 950 Millionen Chinesen ebenso viele Deutsche gäbe. Ein Alptraum? Es lohnt sich, die beiden Bücher zu lesen: Grass: „Kopfgeburten“ Sarrazin and "Germany abolishes the"

Once again Marcel Proust. I will not invite the entire Schmöker "In Search of Lost Time" bring out or borrow in the library. But a little would not hurt to page through it. The Austrian philosopher Peter Strasser wrote recently in the "spectrum" of the "press" under the title "There is something better in the world" about the longing that lies within us all. And just quoting Proust on page 3940 (not a joke, actually, I am sure) "For the true paradises are those that you lost." Well, it's already once was: the work through to almost 4,000 pages and then find that sentence! Reading pleasure I can say!

Reinhard Jirgl received on 23 October the year's Büchner Prize. After two Austrians in previous years, so now a writer from Germany, and another one that is more likely to be regarded as outsiders of the literature I'm looking forward Reinhard Mermi will present the author in the blog soon too.

Yes, Reinhard Mermi! He told me on the phone that he met at a reading recently at the poet Gerd Jonker and if I know this Austrian author. Yes, dear Reinhard and whether and how!
Gert Jonkers, died last year, way too early! Since his first novel, "Geometric regional novel" Jonker worked like a madman and published novels, poetry, plays, almost on a yearly basis. As if he knew that his time would be limited. Jonker was the first Bachmann Awards (1977), followed by a series of prizes and awards. I remember performances of some of his plays at the Forum Stadtpark in Graz or in Styriate.
Gert Jonkers, most certainly a delight to read!


A notice yet: As agreed in 2011 will be held back a several-day literary workshop. As our friends and Mermi Reinhard Manfred Kolb no suitable Location have been identified, we will look back on us a bit. Currently, houses are in Slovenia for discussion, either in space Jeruzalem (in Slovenia - not in the Middle East), or at Bohjinsko Jezero (Bohinj lake) or in the Slovenian Karst in the hinterland of Trieste / Gorizia. Details will follow soon after the New Year.

forgive me if I was in my "future reference" continues to consider the so-called do-gooders a little vicious and they look rather than the opposite of what they wanted to be. But I have - of course yet again - a reading experience. Eventually, the youthful exuberance (all that was printed was read) I read also been notified in the writings Robbe spar. Yes exactly, that Jacobins of the French Revolution of 1789! And then wrote more than 220 years of the necessity of terror of the good and as we now than in the 20th Century grew to know the Well-intentioned is often exactly that which led to bad or even worse, become identical to itself mostly with the bad. And as we know, the theory of terror of the good with the French Revolution (and, subsequently, not only there) led to rivers of blood and ultimately seal the head spar and even tasted.


And one last quip, this time the actor Michael Degen, who in the new production des „Heldenplatz“ den Robert Schuster spielte: Österreich sollte stolz sein, einen Dichter wie Thomas Bernhard gehabt zu haben!

Soviel für heute – bis zu nächsten Mal!
Hans Bäck