Jean Amery und Fred Wander: Erinnerung und Poetologie in der deutsch-deutschen Nachkriegszeit

After 1945, publishing conditions for German-language writers of Jewish origin on both the East and West German literary scenes were governed – alongside economic factors – by specific sociopolitical parameters and by the culture of remembrance. For many of these writers, activities in the literary world remained rooted in key personal experiences during National Socialist rule. Using the example of two writers, Jean Améry and Fred Wander, this study explores the discourses of historical remembrance and their impact on conditions for the publication and reception of literary works. The study focuses on these two writers’ philosophy of poetics, which were based on Jewish remembrance, and on the ways Améry and Wander formulated their own political claims for remembrance.