Books by James H. Reid

Heinrich Boll's, one of the best known writers of postwar Germany, works were invariably provocative and were critically received in both academic and non-academic circles. This study places Boll's writings in the context of contemporary political, social and literary developments and offers a history of the federal Republic.

Assesses the achievements of East German writers, placing their work in the context of the vicissitudes of cultural politics and East-West relations. This book identifies the major themes of East German literature, such as the search for self-realisation, the questioning of official assumptions on the achievements of 'real socialism', and more.

This book demonstrates instead the writers' use of irony and allegory in struggling against the deceitfulness of their own texts.