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Lyn Marven

Dr Lyn Marven
MA, MSt, DPhil (Oxon)

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L.Marven@liverpool.ac.uk

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Publications

Selected publications

  1. Swallow Summer (Book - 2016)
  2. Herta Müller (Book - 2013)
  3. Emerging German-Language Novelists of the 21st Century (Book - 2011)
  4. Berlin Tales (Book - 2009)
  5. Long Days (translation of Lange Tage) (Book - 2008)
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2023

Corrigendum: The City Anthology: Definition of a Type

Marven, L. (2023). Corrigendum: The City Anthology: Definition of a Type. Modern Languages Open, 2023(1). doi:10.3828/mlo.v0i0.473

DOI
10.3828/mlo.v0i0.473
Journal article

2022

The Indecipherable Stone. Interview with Ulrike Draesner on the Processes of Literature

Leeder, K., & Marven, L. (2022). The Indecipherable Stone. Interview with Ulrike Draesner on the Processes of Literature. In Ulrike Draesner (pp. 237-250). De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783110495942-012

DOI
10.1515/9783110495942-012
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Ulrike Draesner

Leeder, K. J., & Marven, L. (Eds.) (2022). Ulrike Draesner. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783110495942

DOI
10.1515/9783110495942
Book

Ulrike Draesner’s Short Stories. The Intensity of Form

Marven, L. (2022). Ulrike Draesner’s Short Stories. The Intensity of Form. In Ulrike Draesner (pp. 145-166). De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783110495942-008

DOI
10.1515/9783110495942-008
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2021

Uncanny Valleys: An Introduction

Kunzelmann, H., & Marven, L. (2021). Uncanny Valleys: An Introduction. AUSTRIAN STUDIES, 29, 1-14. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

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Uncanny Valleys: An Introduction

Kunzelmann, H., & Marven, L. (2021). Uncanny Valleys: An Introduction (Vol. 29). Project MUSE. doi:10.1353/aus.2021.0019

DOI
10.1353/aus.2021.0019
Book

2020

The Short Story in German in the Twenty-First Century

Marven, L., Plowman, A., & Roy, K. (Eds.) (2020). The Short Story in German in the Twenty-First Century. Rochester, New York: Camden House (Boydell and Brewer, NY).

Book

Trends and Issues in the Contemporary German-Language Short Story

Marven, L. (2020). Trends and Issues in the Contemporary German-Language Short Story. In The Short Story in German in the Twenty-First Century (pp. 272-290). Rochester, NY: Camden House.

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Elly

Wetzel, M. (2020). Elly. Scribe.

Book

2018

2017

Herta Muller: Politics and Aesthetics

Marven, L. (2017). Herta Muller: Politics and Aesthetics. CONTEMPORARY WOMENS WRITING, 11(1), 127-129. doi:10.1093/cww/vpw024

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10.1093/cww/vpw024
Journal article

Women Writers and Gender

Marven, L. (2017). Women Writers and Gender. In A. Webber (Ed.), The Cambridge Companion to the Literature of Berlin (pp. 166-184). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781107449466

DOI
10.1017/9781107449466
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2016

Swallow Summer

Boehning, L. (2016). Swallow Summer. Manchester: Comma Press. Retrieved from https://commapress.co.uk/books/swallow-summer/

Book

2013

Herta Müller

Marven, L., & Haines, B. (Eds.) (2013). Herta Müller. Oxford: OUP.

Book

Introduction

Haines, B., & Marven, L. (2013). Introduction. In L. Marven, & B. Haines (Eds.), Herta Müller (pp. tbc). Oxford: OUP.

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Life and Literature: Autobiography, Referentiality and Intertextuality in Herta Müller's Work

Marven, L. (2013). Life and Literature: Autobiography, Referentiality and Intertextuality in Herta Müller's Work. In L. Marven, & B. Haines (Eds.), Herta Müller. Oxford: OUP.

Chapter

2011

Emerging German-Language Novelists of the 21st Century

Marven, L., & Taberner, S. (Eds.) (2011). Emerging German-Language Novelists of the 21st Century. Rochester, NY: Camden House.

Book

Herta Müller: Herztier

Marven, L. (2011). Herta Müller: Herztier. In S. Taberner (Ed.), The German-Language Novel since 1990 (pp. tbc). Cambridge: CUP.

Chapter

Introduction: New German-Language Writing since the Turn of the Millennium

Marven, L. (2011). Introduction: New German-Language Writing since the Turn of the Millennium. In L. Marven, & S. Taberner (Eds.), Emerging German-Language Novelists of the Twenty-First Century (pp. 1-16). Rochester NY: Camden House.

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Ulrike Draesner, Mitgift: On Bodies and Beauty

Marven, L. (2011). Ulrike Draesner, Mitgift: On Bodies and Beauty. In L. Marven, & S. Taberner (Eds.), Emerging German-Language Novelists of the 21st Century. Rochester, NY: Camden House.

Chapter

2010

'An Alien Gaze'

Marven, L. (2010). 'An Alien Gaze'. Red Pepper, tbc.

Journal article

An Appointment with Romania's Past

Marven, L. (2010). An Appointment with Romania's Past. New Books in German, (27), 7-8.

Journal article

Cultural Impact in the German Context: Studies in Transmission, Reception, and Influence

Braun, R., & Marven, L. (Eds.) (2010). Cultural Impact in the German Context: Studies in Transmission, Reception, and Influence. Rochester NY: Camden House.

Book

Divided City, Divided Heaven? Berlin Border Crossings in Post-Wende Fiction

Marven, L. (2010). Divided City, Divided Heaven? Berlin Border Crossings in Post-Wende Fiction. In P. Broadbent, & S. Hake (Eds.), Berlin: Divided City, 1945-1989 (pp. 184-193). New York: Berghahn.

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2009

'Berlin ist bekannt […] für die Mauer, die es aber nicht mehr gibt': The Persistence of East Berlin in the Contemporary City

Marven, L. (2009). 'Berlin ist bekannt […] für die Mauer, die es aber nicht mehr gibt': The Persistence of East Berlin in the Contemporary City. Oxford German Studies, 38(3), 299-309. doi:10.1179/007871909x475607

DOI
10.1179/007871909x475607
Journal article

Berlin Tales

Marven, L. (2009). Berlin Tales. H. Constantine (Ed.), Oxford: OUP.

Book

Crossing Borders: Migration, Gender, and Language in Novels by Yadé Kara, Jeannette Lander and Terézia Mora

Marven, L. (2009). Crossing Borders: Migration, Gender, and Language in Novels by Yadé Kara, Jeannette Lander and Terézia Mora. Gegenwartsliteratur.

Journal article

LifeWriting: Herta Müller's Journey

Marven, L. (2009). LifeWriting: Herta Müller's Journey. OpenDemocracy. Retrieved from http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/germany/lifewriting-herta-muller-s-journey

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2008

Long Days (translation of Lange Tage)

Marven, L., & Wetzel, M. (2008). Long Days (translation of Lange Tage). Manchester: Comma.

Book

2007

"Souvenirs de Berlin-Est": history, photos and form in texts by Daniela Dahn, Irina Liebmann and Sophie Calle

Marven, L. (2007). "Souvenirs de Berlin-Est": history, photos and form in texts by Daniela Dahn, Irina Liebmann and Sophie Calle. Seminar, 43(3), 220-233.

Journal article

'Die Landschaft ihrer Gedanken': autobiography and intertextuality in Irina Liebmann's Berlin texts

Marven, L. (2007). 'Die Landschaft ihrer Gedanken': autobiography and intertextuality in Irina Liebmann's Berlin texts. In J. Preece, F. Finlay, & R. J. Owen (Eds.), New German Literature: Life-Writing and Dialogues with the Arts (pp. tbc). Oxford/Bern: Peter Lang.

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'Kanacke her, Almanci hin. [...] Ich war ein Kreuzberger': Berlin in Contemporary Turkish-German literature

Marven, L. (2007). 'Kanacke her, Almanci hin. [...] Ich war ein Kreuzberger': Berlin in Contemporary Turkish-German literature. Edinburgh German Yearbook, 1(1), 191-207.

Journal article

'So fremd war das Gebilde': The interaction between visual and verbal in Herta Müller's prose and collages

Marven, L. (2007). 'So fremd war das Gebilde': The interaction between visual and verbal in Herta Müller's prose and collages. In J. Preece, F. Finlay, & R. J. Owen (Eds.), New German Literature: Life-Writing and Dialogues with the Arts (pp. tbc). Oxford/Bern: Peter Lang.

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German literature in the Berlin republic - writing by women

Marven, L. (2007). German literature in the Berlin republic - writing by women. In S. Taberner (Ed.), Contemporary German Fiction: Writing in the Berlin Republic (pp. 159-176). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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The Trobadora's Legacy: Two Generations of GDR Women Writers

Marven, L. (2007). The Trobadora's Legacy: Two Generations of GDR Women Writers. In J. Waters, & A. Giorgio (Eds.), Women's Writing in Western Europe: Gender, Generation and Legacy (pp. not yet known). Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Press.

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2006

'"Nur manchmal mußten sie laut und unverhofft lachen": Kerstin Hensel's use of Märchen'

Marven, L. (2006). '"Nur manchmal mußten sie laut und unverhofft lachen": Kerstin Hensel's use of Märchen'. In H. Bartel, E. Boa, & I. Wallace (Eds.), Pushing at Boundaries: Approaches to Contemporary German Women Writers from Karen Duve to Jenny Erpenbeck (pp. 1-15). Amsterdam: Rodopi.

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Something for Nothing (translation of Zaungäste)

Boehning, L. (2006). Something for Nothing (translation of Zaungäste). In M. Crossan (Ed.), Decapolis (pp. 101-118). Manchester: Comma Press.

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2005

'Falling Down: Images of Trauma in Libuše Moníková's Der Taumel'

Marven, L. (2005). 'Falling Down: Images of Trauma in Libuše Moníková's Der Taumel'. In B. Haines, L. Marven, & I. Wallace (Eds.), Libuše Moníková: In Memoriam (pp. 93-111). Amsterdam: Rodopi.

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'In allem ist der Riß': trauma, fragmentation and the body in Herta Müller's prose and collages

Marven, L. (2005). 'In allem ist der Riß': trauma, fragmentation and the body in Herta Müller's prose and collages. Modern Language Review, 100(2), 396-411.

Journal article

Body and narrative in contemporary literatures in German: Herta Müller, Libuše Moníková, Kerstin Hensel

Marven, L. (2005). Body and narrative in contemporary literatures in German: Herta Müller, Libuše Moníková, Kerstin Hensel. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Book

Libuše Moníková: In Memoriam

Haines, B., & Marven, L. (Eds.) (2005). Libuše Moníková: In Memoriam. Amsterdam: Rodopi.

Book

2002

'"Wie ein Festmahl nach langer Hungerszeit": Don Juan and desire in [Kerstin Hensel's] "Herr Johannes"'

Marven, L. (2002). '"Wie ein Festmahl nach langer Hungerszeit": Don Juan and desire in [Kerstin Hensel's] "Herr Johannes"'. In B. Dahlke, & B. Linklater (Eds.), Kerstin Hensel (pp. 35-50). Cardiff: University of Wales Press.

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2001

Trobadora in the Year Two Thousand: Irmtraud Morgner's Message in a Bottle

Marven, L. (2001). Trobadora in the Year Two Thousand: Irmtraud Morgner's Message in a Bottle. Unknown Journal, 8(2), 257-260.

Journal article

2000

Women in Wheelchairs: Space, Performance and Hysteria in Libuše Moníková’s <i>Pavane für eine verstorbenen Infantin</i> and Ines Eck’s <i>Steppenwolfidyllen</i>

Marven, L. (2000). Women in Wheelchairs: Space, Performance and Hysteria in Libuše Moníková’s <i>Pavane für eine verstorbenen Infantin</i> and Ines Eck’s <i>Steppenwolfidyllen</i>. German Life and Letters, 53(4), 511-528. doi:10.1111/1468-0483.00183

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10.1111/1468-0483.00183
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