{"product_id":"animal-vegetal-marginal-joela-jacobs-9780253071972","title":"Animal, Vegetal, Marginal: The German Literary Grotesque from Panizza to Kafka","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnimal, Vegetal, Marginal\u003c\/i\u003e explores the oft-forgotten yet provocative German genre of \u003ci\u003edie Groteske\u003c\/i\u003e, or the literary grotesque. This short prose form challenges the norms of being human and being accepted as such by society in exaggerated and satirical ways. Between the Kaiser's and Hitler's Reichs, the genre's irreverent comedy and criticism sold out cabarets, drew droves of radio listeners, and created bestsellers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet, because its authors were ruthlessly censored and persecuted, \u003ci\u003edie Groteske\u003c\/i\u003e is virtually unknown today and neglected by scholarship.\u003cbr\u003eJoela Jacobs examines the development and influence of the genre on some of its leading exponents, including Oskar Panizza, Hanns Heinz Ewers, Salomo Friedlaender, and Franz Kafka.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnimal, Vegetal, Marginal\u003c\/i\u003e is the first full-length study of the genre and shows how its portrayals of marginalized and nonhuman perspectives mounted resistance against the rise of the biopolitical structures underpinning nationalism, racism, and antisemitism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joela Jacobs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0253071976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780253071972\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Joela Jacobs","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46451172049151,"sku":"9780253071972","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_031834f9-5629-44b0-b3ab-64df8847bafe.jpg?v=1735876670","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/animal-vegetal-marginal-joela-jacobs-9780253071972","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}