The book explores the rich history of Lake Hopatcong as a premier vacation spot from the 1880s to the 1930s, attracting notable figures from government, industry, and entertainment. It highlights the area's natural appeal, with its cooler climate providing a refreshing escape from nearby urban centers. The narrative delves into the establishment and growth of the Borough of Hopatcong, showcasing its grand hotels and vibrant nightlife that drew thousands each summer, inviting readers to relive the golden era of this beloved resort destination.
Exploring unsettling themes, this collection presents a series of chilling horror stories that delve into real-life fears and anxieties. From families confronting gruesome discoveries to eerie reflections that distort reality, each tale promises to captivate and disturb. Martin Kane crafts a dark and suspenseful atmosphere, inviting readers to immerse themselves in a world where the sinister lurks beneath the surface. Perfect for those who appreciate diverse narratives filled with tension and psychological depth.
This volume seeks to trace the robustly critical process of historical, political and personal self-examination to be found in German literature of the 1990s. Scholars from Australia, Britain, Germany, and the USA have contributed essays which deal with a broad range of East and West German writers (Biskupek, Grass, Hilbig, Königsdorf, Maron, Mensching, Walser, Wenzel, and Wolf) as well as with general topics such as literature and the Stasi , and the response to the aftermath of unification to be found in autobiographical writing, lyric poetry, satirical fiction and cabaret texts. For all their diversity, a common thread can be discerned in these writers and the literature they have produced: a concern for the particularity of the East German experience, past and present, and a desire to explore that discrete identity – in both its positive and negative aspects – which stubbornly persisted over a decade in which the citizens of the German Democratic Republic saw themselves, their institutions, and their culture, swept up and consigned to oblivion.
The literary and artistic qualities of East German writing are all too often overlooked in the debate about censorship, cultural control and dissident writers. Each contributor focuses on a particular East German writer and explains why the work of their chosen author deserves to be considered alongside the best in contemporary European literature.
