Die "poetische Autobiographie" Mehr Meer von Ilma Rakusa

Abstract

The goal of the following contribution is to analyse the book Mehr Meer by theSwiss author Ilma Rakusa in terms of genre designation. The fascinating text contains many autobiographical elements and references but is exquisitelyliterary formed, in style it does not differ from other texts of the author. Because Mehr Meer is written in an explicit poetic style, typical for the Swiss Author, and because the work is formed by different literary strategies, the most appropriate terms seem to be literalized or poeticized autobiography

Keywords

• Swiss literature
• autobiography
• contemporary literature