Skin sediments
Narrating memory in Kim de l'Horizon's Blutbuch (2022)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20657201 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Theresa Sambruno Spannhoff (0009-0003-1594-5816, Duke University/University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 97 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 150-168 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The German Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-8831 • E-ISSN: 1756-1183 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/gequ.12421 |
| OpenAlex | W4394975973 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 8 |
Kim de l'Horizon's Blutbuch contributes to the contemporary posthumanist discourse of the German‐language literary landscape by developing an original way of narrating memory through transformative materialities. This article explores two forms of memory narration that de l'Horizon evokes and combines in their text resulting in a productive space of tension between the protagonist and their environment. On the one hand, the main character grasps narratives as layers of skin ( Gehäute ) that serve as a physical boundary of the figures in the text. On the other hand, de l'Horizon proposes a memory narrative that aims to permeate these skin boundaries to reconnect the human self with surrounding matter in a fluid, symbiotic way
Geometry · Horizon · Geology · German Colonialism and Identity Studies · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis · Mathematics · Narrative Theory and Analysis
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |