Taking a Lada to Neverwhere – Utopian Elements in Wolfgang Herrndorf’s Tschick

Philipp Ritzen

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Mit dem Lada ins Nirgendwo – Elemente des Utopischen in Wolfgang Herrndorfs Tschick

Abstract

Mit dem Lada ins Nirgendwo – Elemente des Utopischen in Wolfgang Herrndorfs Tschick

Keywords

Utopischen,Wolfgang Herrndorfs Tschick

Taking a Lada to Neverwhere – Utopian Elements in Wolfgang Herrndorf’s Tschick

Abstract

Wolfgang Herrndorf’s Tschick while enthusiastically acclaimed by readers and critics alike has to date been slightly shunned by the literary studies. The paper examines the novel’s distinctive utopian elements while, on the basis of Michel Foucault’s theory of heterotopia, distinguishing between utopia and heterotopia. The analysis shows that the two protagonists take a road trip to various heterotopias—places between reality and fiction—where sets of laws apply which are decidedly different from those upheld by the mainstream society. The utopian impulses which can (only) be experienced in such odd places will play a fundamental role in developing a mature conception of man and an invigorated personal identity.

Keywords

Utopia,heterotopia,search for identity,travelling in literature,young-adult fiction.

Abstract

References

Valdez Damian (2014): German Philhellinism. The Pathos of the Historical Imagination form Winckelmann to Goethe, Palgrave Macmillan, New York.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Philipp Ritzen This is me
Heinrich-Heine-Universität
Germany

Publication Date

October 1, 2015

Submission Date

August 6, 2017

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Published in Issue

Year 2015 Volume: 2 Number: 34

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https://izlik.org/JA86AY28BL

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APA

Ritzen, P. (2015). Taking a Lada to Neverwhere – Utopian Elements in Wolfgang Herrndorf’s Tschick. Studien Zur Deutschen Sprache Und Literatur, 2(34), 85-96. https://izlik.org/JA86AY28BL

AMA

1.Ritzen P. Taking a Lada to Neverwhere – Utopian Elements in Wolfgang Herrndorf’s Tschick. Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur. 2015;2(34):85-96. https://izlik.org/JA86AY28BL

Chicago

Ritzen, Philipp. 2015. “Taking a Lada to Neverwhere – Utopian Elements in Wolfgang Herrndorf’s Tschick”. Studien Zur Deutschen Sprache Und Literatur 2 (34): 85-96. https://izlik.org/JA86AY28BL.

EndNote

Ritzen P (October 1, 2015) Taking a Lada to Neverwhere – Utopian Elements in Wolfgang Herrndorf’s Tschick. Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur 2 34 85–96.

IEEE

[1]P. Ritzen, “Taking a Lada to Neverwhere – Utopian Elements in Wolfgang Herrndorf’s Tschick”, Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur, vol. 2, no. 34, pp. 85–96, Oct. 2015, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA86AY28BL

ISNAD

Ritzen, Philipp. “Taking a Lada to Neverwhere – Utopian Elements in Wolfgang Herrndorf’s Tschick”. Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur 2/34 (October 1, 2015): 85-96. https://izlik.org/JA86AY28BL.

JAMA

1.Ritzen P. Taking a Lada to Neverwhere – Utopian Elements in Wolfgang Herrndorf’s Tschick. Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur. 2015;2:85–96.

MLA

Ritzen, Philipp. “Taking a Lada to Neverwhere – Utopian Elements in Wolfgang Herrndorf’s Tschick”. Studien Zur Deutschen Sprache Und Literatur, vol. 2, no. 34, Oct. 2015, pp. 85-96, https://izlik.org/JA86AY28BL.

Vancouver

1.Philipp Ritzen. Taking a Lada to Neverwhere – Utopian Elements in Wolfgang Herrndorf’s Tschick. Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur [Internet]. 2015 Oct. 1;2(34):85-96. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA86AY28BL