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Acta Germanica

Band 52 besteht aus Beiträgen, die ein close reading deutschsprachiger Texte beinhalten, die von einem Schwerpunkt auf Afrika bis hin zu Beiträgen reichen, die einen europäischen Kontext untersuchen. In der Sektion "Afrika schreiben" wird eine Reihe von Werken untersucht, die zwar in deutscher Sprache verfasst sind, aber einen Bezug zu Afrika als soziopolitisches oder kulturelles Konstrukt aufweisen. Die Autoren beleuchten aus unterschiedlichen theoretischen Perspektiven, wie diese Konstrukte und ihre Rezeption historisch unterfüttert sind. Die allgemeinen Beiträge verlagern den Fokus bei der Untersuchung historischer und moderner belletristischer Werke auf Europa. Intertextualität, Erinnerung und historische Perspektiven werden für ein close reading ausgewählter Texte genutzt. Den Abschluss bilden drei Beiträge, die sich mit der Vermittlung von DaF in unterschiedlichen gesellschaftlichen Kontexten beschäftigen.Volume 52 consists of contributions that include a close reading of German-language texts that range from a focus on Africa, to contributions that explore a European context. In the section "Africa schreiben" a number of works are examined that, although written in German, have reference to Africa as socio-political or cultural construct. The authors use different theoretical perspectives to illuminate the ways in which these constructs and its reception have historical underpinnings. The general contributions shift the focus to Europe in its examination of historical and modern works of fiction. Intertextuality, memory and historical perspectives are used for a close reading of selected texts. Three contributions conclude the section, with a focus on the teaching of DaF in different social contexts.

1. Deon , Meyer

The Dark Flood

From internationally acclaimed crime writer Deon Meyer, a new thriller featuring superstar detectives Benny Griessel and Vaughn Cupido in the wake of their impulsive pursuit of state corruption that has left their reputations hanging in the balance Having jeopardized their careers in an unauthorized investigation that threatened to reveal the corruption in South Africa's halls of power, Benny Griessel and Vaughn Cupido have been demoted from the elite Hawks police unit. While waiting to be transferred from Cape Town to seemingly mundane duty in Stellenbosch, Griessel receives a disturbing, anonymous letter: "I can only trust you and Captain Cupido. There is an adder in our bosom. Be careful of phone calls." Assigned to investigate the disappearance of Callie de Bruin, a young university student and brilliant computer programmer, they hit dead ends until the trail, including the death of a fellow officer, leads to a series of gun heists and the alarming absence of certain weapons from the police registry, the ramifications of which could be devastating. As Griessel and Cupido intensify their search for de Bruin, real estate agent Sandra Steenberg confronts her own crisis: state corruption has caused the real estate market to crash, exacerbating the dire financial straits facing her family. When billionaire Jasper Boonstra contacts her to represent a major property he wants to sell, she pushes aside her concerns about his notorious reputation as playboy and swindler. And then Boonstra himself disappears, and Griessel is forced to juggle between Boonstra's bitter wife, protective lawyer, and Steenberg, the last person to see him alive. With propulsive and intricate plotting, sharp prose, and an ending that takes one's breath away just when the dust seems to have settled, The Dark Flood spotlights the state capture and corruption that has overtaken the country, lending political weight to a powerful story.