Abstract
This article examines Olga Grjasnowa’s debut novel Der Russe ist einer, der Birken liebt (2012) alongside her more recent publication Die Macht der Mehrsprachigkeit: Über Herkunft und Vielfalt (2021) through the lens of multilingualism. In the novel, national standard languages, dialects, and Others’ languages proliferate but are nonetheless tied to hegemonic contexts where economic success, hospitality, citizenship, and inclusion depend on but are not guaranteed by linguistic capabilities, a condition best theorized in terms of postmultilingualism. Reading both texts side by side also offers new insights for a more inclusive and equitable language practice, which will also be discussed.
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