Fictions from an Orphan State Literary Reflections of Austria Between Habsburg and Hitler

(T)his is an invaluable book which draws on a lifetime's intimacy with Austrian literature to map a body of fiction, much of it barely known, against a relatively unfamiliar historical setting, with a lucid and engaging style. It must surely become a standard work. JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN STUDIES (Ritchie Robertson) This well-written, scholarly book has a unique emphasis. Barker . . . evaluates Austrian literature and identity separately from German. By considering both well-known and undeservedly obscure writers, he demonstrates that their insights are worthy of independent scrutiny, while he proves that a comprehensive history of Austrian literature is long overdue. . . . This excellent study fulfills a definite need in contemporary scholarship. . . . Recommended. CHOICE