Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. List of Abbreviations xv
6. Introduction: Confrontations with the Past 1
7. 1: Melancholy Journeys to the Past: The Films of Ruth Beckermann 25
8. 2: Reconstructing a Home: Nostalgia in Anna Mitgutsch’s Haus der Kindheit 49
9. 3: Silencing the Past: Margarete Heinrich’s and Eduard Erne’s Totschweigen and Elfriede Jelinek’s Rechnitz (Der Würgeengel) 63
10. 4: Historicizing the Waldheim Affair: Robert Schindel’s Der Kalte 79
11. 5: Missing Images: Memorials and Memorial Projects in Contemporary Vienna 96
12. Conclusion: Living with Shadows 135
13. Notes 143
14. Bibliography 173
15. Index 191