A literature of restitution

A literature of restitutionAuthor: Jeannette Baxter ISBN: 9781784993504 Publisher: Manchester University Press Year first published: 04 Apr 2016 Pages: 320 Format: Paperback softback This book investigates the crucial question of 'restitution' in the work of W. G. Sebald. Written by leading scholars from a range of disciplines, with a foreword by his English translator Anthea Bell, the essays collected in this volume place Sebald's oeuvre within the broader context of European

On a sultry summer night in a French provincial city

Kolya sets out on a journey through dense

and randy Doctor Wyn

Carlos Saura) and the younger generations of filmmakers (Cesc Gay

an intriguing tale or a fascinating statistic on every page' Craig Brown

star of the basketball team (and her dreams)

Charlie Cribbin

In a few short weeks

Included in these pages are hundreds of historic photographs

born of both pre-war socio-cultural norms and daily interaction with the enemy

The focus of this study goes beyond just a history of ideas to encompass issues of racism within the wider context of Victorian and Edwardian race relations and of anti-racist resistance

and waning relationships