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<p>The novel “Wasserzeichen” was published at the Pop Publishing House in Ludwigsburg, Germany, in 2018. The destiny of the main character of the aforementioned literary work is undoubtedly linked to the Transylvanian city of Cluj-Napoca. After finishing high school in Brașov, the young Eginald – who is not the same as the author of the novel – arrives in Cluj-Napoca where he first goes to the Faculty of Protestant Theology, from which he is relegated; afterwards, he starts the courses of another faculty, but before finishing his studies he is arrested by the Securitate. The life story of the young Transylvanian Saxon turns out to be a troubled one – full of defining experiences for his existence. Due to the relationships with the people whom he meets there, the romantic entanglements, and the betrayals he experiences, he matures quickly. The 1<sup>st</sup> person narrator becomes a true man in this predestinate space.</p>
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The novel “Wasserzeichen” was published at the Pop Publishing House in Ludwigsburg, Germany, in 2018. The destiny of the main character of the aforementioned literary work is undoubtedly linked to the Transylvanian city of Cluj-Napoca. After finishing high school in Brașov, the young Eginald – who is not the same as the author of the novel – arrives in Cluj-Napoca where he first goes to the Faculty of Protestant Theology, from which he is relegated; afterwards, he starts the courses of another faculty, but before finishing his studies he is arrested by the Securitate. The life story of the young Transylvanian Saxon turns out to be a troubled one – full of defining experiences for his existence. Due to the relationships with the people whom he meets there, the romantic entanglements, and the betrayals he experiences, he matures quickly. The 1st person narrator becomes a true man in this predestinate space.

Das Werden eines Schicksals. Die Stadt Klausenburg als Angelpunkt einer Existenz in Eginald Schlattners Roman <italic>Wasserzeichen</italic>

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Das Werden eines Schicksals. Die Stadt Klausenburg als Angelpunkt einer Existenz in Eginald Schlattners Roman 

The novel “Wasserzeichen” was published at the Pop Publishing House in Ludwigsburg, Germany, in 2018. The destiny of the main character of the aforementioned...

Das Werden eines Schicksals. Die Stadt Klausenburg als Angelpunkt einer Existenz in Eginald Schlattners Roman Wasserzeichen

Online veröffentlicht: 22. Apr. 2023

Seitenbereich: 70 - 83

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gb-2022-0004

Schlüsselwörter
Eginald Schlattner, Wasserzeichen, Cluj-Napoca, Transylvanian Saxons, German literature from Romania

© 2023 Andreea Dumitru, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Das Werden eines Schicksals. Die Stadt Klausenburg als Angelpunkt einer Existenz in Eginald Schlattners Roman Wasserzeichen

Online veröffentlicht: 22. Apr. 2023

Seitenbereich: 70 - 83

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gb-2022-0004

SchlüsselwörterEginald Schlattner, Wasserzeichen, Cluj-Napoca, Transylvanian Saxons, German literature from Romania

© 2023 Andreea Dumitru, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Schlüsselwörter
Eginald Schlattner, Wasserzeichen, Cluj-Napoca, Transylvanian Saxons, German literature from Romania