Aerial withdrawal: An atmospheric reading of Monika Maron's Flugasche

• Published in: Orbis litterarum Vol. 79; no. 4; pp. 323 - 335
• Main Author: Szczepaniak, Monika
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.08.2024
• Subjects: affect; air; atmosphere; Environment; Literary characters; Literary criticism; Literature; Maron, Monika (1941- ); Meteorology; Spacetime; Violence

In Monika Maron's Flugasche (1981)—the first novel from the GDR to deal with environmental issues—the poisoned atmosphere in the city of B. functions as an affective centre, around which emotions, actions and reactions of the main protagonist as well as of the other characters revolve. The jour...