Literatur im Ausnahmezustand

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The collection explores various dimensions of literary exceptionalism through the lens of Kathrin Röggla's works. It begins with an introduction by F. Marx and J. Schöll, followed by K. Röggla's reflections on empathy, language, and narrative structures. Contributions examine the interplay of stuttering, drumming, and rotation in Röggla's literary exceptionalism, as discussed by E. Kormann. S. Bordemann questions the notion of the sovereign subject in Röggla's precarious prose, while J. Schöll delves into the uncanny spaces within her narratives. M. Paß analyzes the spectral elements in Röggla’s "Normalverdiener," and A. Pontzen critiques neocapitalism and resentment in "Nachtsendung." K. Krauthausen investigates narrative strategies in Röggla's historical engagements, and I. Zirden addresses her dramatic poetics of mobile catastrophes. K. Becker discusses the pervasive silence in Röggla's and Ulrich Peltzer's prose, while A. Bartl offers a workshop report on the literary treatment of the Austrian criminal case of Natascha Kampusch. M. Tabassi reflects on the communicative configuration of crises in Röggla's and Jonas Lüscher's works. R. Parr considers the implications of sovereignty and realism in reading Röggla alongside Carl Schmitt. T. Nusser identifies the present as a state of exception in her oeuvre, I. Hermann presents a reverse diary of Tokyo, and C. Mazellier-Lajarrige discusses the state of exception as a permanent